The Voyages of Columbia: The First True SpaceshipColumbia University Press, 1984 - 223 עמודים Traces the development of the space shuttle, describes the political and technological problems the program faced, and looks at future uses of the shuttle. |
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TWO Orphan of the Storm | 15 |
FOUR The Gold over the Rainbow | 43 |
FIVE From Success to Failing | 59 |
SEVEN Shield of Sand | 83 |
EIGHT The Universe or Nothing | 98 |
NINE Countdown | 110 |
ELEVEN First Flight of a Used Spaceship | 144 |
TWELVE Eight Days in March | 161 |
THIRTEEN The Fourth Test | 180 |
FOURTEEN We Deliver | 190 |
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
The Voyages of Columbia: The First True Spaceship <span dir=ltr>Richard S. Lewis</span> אין תצוגה מקדימה זמינה - 1984 |
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