Shipping was expensive there too, but gave me free shipping to finland. Remember, the program was to be done and gone as of now but everything got delayed by technical problems and payload problems ams02 magnet swapout from mid2010 to mid2011. Thank you very much for visiting gunters space page. Written in a journalistic style without scholarly apparatus, it is an excellent firstperson account of the 1984 mission of sts 41g. It would have been the first manned launch from vandenberg air force base, california, and the first manned mission to go into polar orbit. I think there are a lot of lessons to be learned from how we developed and operated the shuttle, said jenkins, who worked as an engineer and manager throughout the length of the shuttle program. The history of the american space shuttle book, 2019. Space shuttle discovery photo scrapbook by dennis r. The history of the national space transportation systemthe first 100 missions, and more on. Jenkins worked as a contractor to nasa for 33 years, mostly on the space shuttle program in a variety of engineering and management roles. Jenkins was an engineer and project manager on the space shuttle program for 33 years. Sts62a was a planned space shuttle mission to deliver a reconnaissance payload teal ruby into polar orbit. Sts 62a was a planned space shuttle mission to deliver a reconnaissance payload teal ruby into polar orbit. During the late 1990s, jenkins was the ground systems lead for the x33 program and spent 2003 on the staff of the columbia accident investigation board caib.
The history of the american space shuttle book sno. The history of the american space shuttle dennis r. Im pretty sure that he wants to cover the final retirement moves of each orbiter before publishing the next edition. Miller of the federal research division, library of congress nasa history program office office of communications nasa headquarters washington, dc monographs in aerospace history number 49. Designed between 1969 and 1972 and first flown into space in 1981, the nasa shuttle will. The first orbiter, columbia, launched on 12 april 1981 and returned on 14 april, 54. During the 30 years and 5 missions in between, the program experienced triumphs and tragedies, amazed the world with its.
Im going to split this to a separate thread or another mod will, as this truly is a milestone release and the previous editions have been so highly regarded. Other sources became available including dennis jenkins space shuttle book showing 2 photos, one in color and another in black and white. Columbia carried a crew of two mission commander john w. Schiffer publishing the history of the american space shuttle the flight campaign for the american space shuttle began on april 12, 1981, with the launch of sts 1 from the kennedy space center, florida, and ended on july 21, 2011, with wheels stop of sts 5. It is online for historical purposes only and does not reflect the many changes or improvements to the shuttle fleet after that date. This illustrated book marks a special moment in history. National aeronautics and space administration nasa. Written in a journalistic style without scholarly apparatus, it is an excellent firstperson account of the 1984 mission of sts41g.
Dennis r jenkins the flight campaign for the american space shuttle began on april 12, 1981, with the launch of sts 1 from the kennedy space center, florida, and ended on july 21, 2011, with wheels stop of sts 5. This book provides a detailed overview of the history of winged spacecraft and the development of the vehicle we call the space shuttle, and provides a technical description of the orbiter, main engines, external tank, and solid rocket boosters. Although the primary scientific package aboard discovery continued to observe earths climate for a few more hours, the crew of shuttle mission sts 64 began packing its bags sunday afternoon for the trip home. Space shuttle the history of developing the national. Sts 1 space transportation system1 was the first orbital spaceflight of nasas space shuttle program. An insight into the design, construction and operation of the nasa space shuttle by david baker april 2011. Welcome to the space book section with space shuttle books and related.
Sep 28, 2019 this book provides a detailed overview of the history of winged spacecraft and the development of the vehicle we call the space shuttle, and provides a technical description of the orbiter, main engines, external tank, and solid rocket boosters. It has many pictures including a section of color photos. He wants to include the delivery of each, just to make the books complete. I hope that this site is useful and informative for you.
Anyone who is interested in the space shuttle program should get a copy of dennis jenkins new book called space shuttle the first 100 missions. The flight campaign for the american space shuttle began on april 12, 1981, with the launch of sts1 from the kennedy space center, florida, and ended on july 21, 2011, with wheels stop of sts5. It contains practically anything that anybody needs to know about the shuttle without consulting the shuttle users manuals. Photo scrapbook has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Jenkins has 63 books on goodreads with 1126 ratings. The space shuttle was a partially reusable low earth orbital spacecraft system operated by the u. Schiffer publishing the history of the american space shuttle the flight campaign for the american space shuttle began on april 12, 1981, with the launch of sts1 from the kennedy space center, florida, and ended on july 21, 2011, with wheels stop of sts5. The history of the national space transportation system, the first 100 missions. The history of the american space shuttle book snoisle.
Sts 51j payload atlantis maiden flight axm paper space. The book provides a retrospective of all 4 space shuttle missions, including the shuttles. The amount of historical, technical, and operational information packed into these couple hundred pages is amazing. A veteran of four shuttle missions, jones s memoir is one of only a small number of such first person accounts, and his style, penetrating insight, and wit makes it an essential book for anyone interested in the history of recent spaceflight.
Space shuttle orbiter technical diagrams from space shuttle news reference nasa. Hard hat, space shuttle program, dennis jenkins national. Developing an icon 197220 3 volumes, slipcase, dennis r. This payload was kept secret but subsequently it was revealed that the payload was a pair of defense satellite communications systems dscsiii satellites carried on a. Please make a donation to support gunters space page.
Although for the best pictures, you could probably do just fine with the sts114 photo scrap book as there are loads of details to be gleemed from the photos of discovery on the pad and in orbit. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This document is an exact hypertexting of the nsts news reference manual that was handed out to the press in september 1988. This payload was kept secret but subsequently it was revealed that the payload was a pair of defense satellite communications systems dscsiii satellites carried on a single ius. Jenkins has compiled the onestop collection on the history of the space shuttle program. A bakers dozen of important books on the history of the space shuttle.
Almost of the book is composed of ideas that merged to form the present day system. It is expected to be a 3 volume set which should be available not long after the last orbiter is delivered to its museum. This book presents a fine discussion of the selection and training of crews for individual shuttle missions. Arriving just prior to sts 1, he worked in engineering and operations at the kennedy space center and vandenberg launch site. Dennis jenkins via that was probably good, since i managed to capture pretty much the very end of the space shuttle, he added. The history of the national space transportation system is the single most comprehensive reference on the shuttle. The flight campaign for the american space shuttle began on april 12, 1981, with the launch of sts 1 from the kennedy space center, florida, and ended on july 21, 2011, with wheels stop of sts 5. While searching for reference material for this payload, i overlooked one of my reference books, the space shuttle operators manual revised edition feb. Search for rockwell international orbiter and quickly find all. Space shuttle the history of developing the national space. Sep 04, 2017 although the production of such a work is never the result of a single persons efforts, the brilliance and attention to detail in the concept is due to the author. The history of the national space transportation system, a definitive book detailing the development and first 100 flights of the space shuttles.
Among other things, he served on the columbia accident. Nasa mission objectives demonstrate safe launch into orbit and safe return of the orbiter and crew. It presents an overview of the vehicles development and use. Toward a history of the space shuttle an annotated bibliography, part 2 19922011 compiled by malinda k. Developing an icon, 197220, looks out through the crew access hatch on the space shuttle discovery. Jenkins did a wonderful job of outlining the shuttle concept from the ideas of dr. Sts 51j payload atlantis maiden flight space shuttle atlantis made its maiden flight on oct. Space shuttle the history of developing the national space transportation system the beginning through sts. Jenkins was an engineer and project manager on the shuttle programme for 33 years, arriving just prior to sts1, and experienced the shuttle era from a front row seat.
Its official program name was space transportation system sts, taken from a 1969 plan for a system of reusable spacecraft of which it was the only item funded for development. Dennis r jenkins the flight campaign for the american space shuttle began on april 12, 1981, with the launch of sts1 from the kennedy space center, florida, and ended on july 21, 2011, with wheels stop of sts5. Sts1 space transportation system1 was the first orbital spaceflight of nasas space shuttle program. The history of developing the national space transportation system the beginning through sts 50. Cycling is simply ideal for many things and we are now at the dawn of a new golden age of this versatile machine. During the 30 years and 5 missions in between, the program experienced triumphs and tragedies, amazed. Anyone who is interested in the space shuttle program should get a copy of dennis jenkins new book called space shuttlethe first 100 missions. Jun 12, 2017 while not vast, the literature on the history of the space shuttle is now large enough to permit assessment. In terms of technical history nothing is better than dennis r.
Although the primary scientific package aboard discovery continued to observe earths climate for a few more hours, the crew of shuttle mission sts64 began packing. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. During the 30 years and 5 missions in between, the program experienced triumphs and tragedies. The history of the national space transportation system. Verify the combined performance of the entire shuttle vehicle orbiter, solid rocket boosters and external tank. Jenkins was an investigator on the columbia accident investigation board, senior technical staff to the returntoflight task group, and the project manager that planned the delivery of the remaining orbiters to their various display sites at the end of the flight campaign.
It belonged to dennis jenkins, a consulting aerospace engineer for the space shuttle program for 35 years, and author of space shuttle. In short, the monogram kit is pretty good as it doesnt really need much to update it. The sts56 space shuttle program mission report provides a summary of the payloads, as well as the orbiter, external tank et, solid rocket booster srb, redesigned solid rocket motor rsrm, and the space shuttle main engine ssme systems performance during the fiftyfourth flight of the space shuttle. The sts 56 space shuttle program mission report provides a summary of the payloads, as well as the orbiter, external tank et, solid rocket booster srb, redesigned solid rocket motor rsrm, and the space shuttle main engine ssme systems performance during the fiftyfourth flight of the space shuttle. The 3 volume dennis jenkins shuttle book is due in february. The first 100 missions is one of the most amazing technical books on space vehicles ever printed. Although for the best pictures, you could probably do just fine with the sts 114 photo scrap book as there are loads of details to be gleemed from the photos of discovery on the pad and in orbit. The comprehensive book includes 4,000 diagrams and photos, illustrating more than one million words. While not vast, the literature on the history of the space shuttle is now large enough to permit assessment. Arriving just prior to sts1, he worked in engineering and operations at the kennedy space center and vandenberg launch site.
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