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Wheels Stop: The Tragedies and Triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986-2011
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Wheels Stop: The Tragedies and Triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986-2011 Hardback - 2013

by Rick Houston; Foreword by Jerry Ross

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Humanity's first reusable spacecraft and the most complex machine ever built, NASA's Space Shuttle debuted with great promise and as a dependable source of wonder and national pride. But with the Challenger catastrophe in 1986, the whole Space Shuttle program came into question, as did NASA itself, so long an institution that was seemingly above reproach. Wheels Stop tells the stirring story of how, after the Challenger disaster, the Space Shuttle not only recovered but went on to perform its greatest missions. From the Return to Flight mission of STS-26 in 1988 to the last shuttle mission ever on STS-135 in 2011, Wheels Stop takes readers behind the scenes as the shuttle's crews begin to mend Cold War tensions with the former Soviet Union, conduct vital research, deploy satellites, repair the Hubble Space Telescope, and assist in constructing the International Space Station. It also tells the heart-wrenching story of the Columbia tragedy and the loss of the magnificent STS-107 crew.

As complex as the shuttle was, the people it carried into orbit were often more so--and this is their story, too. Close encounters with astronauts, flight controllers, and shuttle workers capture the human side of the Space Shuttle's amazing journey--and invite readers along for the ride.

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  • Title Wheels Stop: The Tragedies and Triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986-2011
  • Author Rick Houston; Foreword by Jerry Ross
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 456
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Nebraska Press, US
  • Publication date 2013-12-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780803235342 / 0803235348
  • Weight 1.78 lbs (0.81 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.32 x 6.38 x 1.42 in (23.67 x 16.21 x 3.61 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1980's
    • Chronological Period: 1990's
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
  • Category Technology & Industrial Arts
  • Library of Congress subjects Space shuttles - United States - History, Space Shuttle Program (U.S.) - History
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2013022160
  • Dewey Decimal Code 629.441

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  • Booklist, 12/01/2013, Page 8
  • Choice, 06/01/2014, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/07/2013, Page 0

About the author

Rick Houston, a full-time journalist for more than twenty years, is the author of Second to None: The History of the NASCAR Busch Series and Man on a Mission: The David Hilmers Story and a contributor to Footprints in the Dust: The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969-1975 (Nebraska, 2010). Jerry Ross, a former astronaut, shares the world record for the most spaceflights flown with seven to his credit. He is the author of Spacewalker.

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