NASA STS-4 Space Shuttle Mission Press Kit: Columbia's Last Test Flight Leads to Operation Status for the Space Transportation System (English Edition) [Print Replica] [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

The launch preparations for the Space Transportation System 4 flight of the space shuttle Columbia are described. The details of the spacecraft's mission profile are given. Several experiments and payloads are described. An account of the remote manipulator system is given. Studies of long-term thermal extremes on the orbiter subsystems and a survey of orbiter induced contamination of the payload bay are identified as mission priorities. From the NASA introduction: The fourth and final development flight of the Space Shuttle is scheduled for launch June 27, 1982, from Complex 39's Pad A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Columbia's fourth mission is scheduled for seven days and will complete the shakedown of the Shuttle orbiter and booster systems. The nation's Space Transportation System becomes operational with flight five, now scheduled for November. Among top priorities listed for STS-4 are the continued studies of the effects of long-term thermal extremes on the orbiter subsystems and a survey of orbiter induced contamination on the payload bay. 98 pages, dozens of photographs, drawings, illustrations and charts. This is a Print Replica that maintains the formatting and layout of the original edition and offers many of the advantages of standard Kindle books.