Space Shuttle
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Links
Boeing: Space Shuttle Homepage
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/hsfe_shuttle/flash.html
Role of the Boeing corporation in Space Shuttle production and operations.
Countdown Online
http://www.countdownonline.tv/
Offers a video magazine promoting shuttle safety issues.
How Stuff Works: How Space Shuttles Work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/space-shuttle.htm
In-depth look at Space Shuttle. Photos and animations show the inner workings of America's Space Transportation System.
How Stuff Works: How Space Suits Work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/space-suit.htm
Fully illustrated tutorial examines the problems of walking in outer space and how spacesuits are made to cope with them.
Landing the Space Shuttle Orbiter at KSC - KSC Fact Sheet
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/nasafact/landing.htm
Popular document about the technology and processes of Space Shuttle landings at the Kennedy Space Center.
NASA Human Spaceflight: Space Shuttle
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/
The official NASA website. Includes news, reference information, and detailed mission profiles for all missions.
NASA Space Shuttle Virtual Tour
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-90/vrtour/
Offers views of Space Shuttle Columbia as it is was preparing for launch. Includes the cockpit, airlock and the Neurolab payload.
Nat'l Academy Press, Protecting the Space Shuttle from Meteoroids and Orbital Debris (1997), Table o
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309059887/html/index.html
Protecting the Space Shuttle from Meteoroids and Orbital Debris (1997)
Problems and Solutions
Provides contributions to debate on safety and future of space transportation.
Space Shuttle Encyclopedia
Data on current missions, and links.