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The space shuttle / by Langille, Jacqueline.(CARDINAL)208899; Kalman, Bobbie.(CARDINAL)181024;
Describes the construction and operation of NASA's space shuttles, covering such topics as preparation for liftoff, living in space, and extravehicular activity.IG900LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Space Shuttle Program (U.S.); Space shuttles; Space shuttles;

Space shuttle stories : firsthand astronaut accounts from all 135 missions / by Jones, Tom,1955 January 22-editor.(CARDINAL)390794;
Includes bibliographical references (page 315) and index.Foreword -- Developing the space shuttle -- List of acronyms -- Testing the space shuttle, 1981-1986 -- Return to flight and the space shuttle as science platform, 1986-1998 -- Building the International Space Station, losing Columbia, 1998-2011 -- The space shuttle in perspective.NASA's space shuttle was the world's first reusable spacecraft, accomplishing many firsts and inspiring generations across its 30-year lifespan as America's iconic spaceship. In Space Shuttle Stories, shuttle astronaut Tom Jones interviewed more than 130 fellow astronauts for personal vignettes from each mission, complemented by their written accounts for all 135 space shuttle missions, from Columbia's maiden flight in 1981 to the final launch of Atlantis in 2011. The book is a major contribution to the historical record of a momentous era of spaceflight.
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Interviews.; Photobooks.; Space Shuttle Program (U.S.); Astronauts; Space shuttles;

Riding rockets : the outrageous tales of a space shuttle astronaut / by Mullane, R. Mike.(CARDINAL)383866;
In 1978, the first group of space shuttle astronauts, 29 men and six women, were introduced to the world. USAF Colonel Mike Mullane was a member of this astronaut class, and this is his story. Mullane strips the heroic veneer from the astronaut corps and paints them as they are--human, with tales of military flyboys, feminist pioneers and post-doc scientists. He portrays every aspect of the astronaut experience, and is brutally honest in his criticism of a NASA leadership whose bungling would precipitate the Challenger disaster.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Mullane, R. Mike.; Space Shuttle Program (U.S.); Astronauts;

The history of developing the National Space Transportation System : the beginning through STS-75 / by Jenkins, Dennis R.(CARDINAL)375970;
Includes bibliographical references (page A3-A5, 2nd group) and index.
Subjects: Space Shuttle Program (U.S.); Reusable space vehicles; Space shuttles;

The big space shuttle [videorecording]
Learn about the space shuttle and space travel.Rated: G.DVD ; Dolby Digital 5.1
Subjects: Documentary film.; Children's films.; Space Shuttle Program (U.S.); Space shuttles; Space flight; Outer space; Space flight training; Astronautics;

Constellation [videorecording] / by United States.National Aeronautics and Space Administration(CARDINAL)137327;
"NASA developed this video to inform Americans of the Constellation Program .... The video features a sneak peek at NASA's newest vehicles, the role each vehicle will play in this new program and what progress has been made in the development of this new generation of spacecraft."--Accompanying info. sheet
Subjects: Space Shuttle Program (U.S.); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.; Launch vehicles (Astronautics); Manned space flight.; Space flights.; Space shuttles.;

Prepared for rage / by Stabenow, Dana.(CARDINAL)378895;
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Space Shuttle Program (U.S.); United States. Coast Guard; Terrorism; Intelligence officers; International relations;

Prepared for rage [large print] / by Stabenow, Dana.(CARDINAL)378895;
A terrorist with a most personal grudge, an FBI analyst challenged to be three steps ahead of the intelligence, a Coast Guard captain assigned to keep watch on that very American of symbols from the water, an astronaut who takes her job very seriously-the paths of all of these characters converge on one clear morning in Florida. NASA is preparing to launch the space shuttle, this time with a high-paying visitor on board as a guest, and the FBI and the Coast Guard are doing everything they can to help the launch go off without a hitch. But one Pakistani man with a bottomless personal grudge and the commitment of many zealous men behind him is determined to strike back at the most visible target he can find.
Subjects: Large print books.; Thrillers (Fiction); Shugak, Kate (Fictitious character); Shugak, Kate (Fictitious character); United States. Coast Guard; Space Shuttle Program (U.S.); International relations; Terrorism; Women private investigators;

The new guys : the historic class of astronauts that broke barriers and changed the face of space travel / by Bagby, Meredith E.,author.(CARDINAL)392283;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-495) and index.Author's note -- Character list -- Ad astra -- Light this candle -- Ten interesting people -- Baptism by fire, water, and air -- I'll be you -- Get the son of a bitch in space -- The dream is alive -- To have and have not -- A feather in her cap -- Rocket dawn -- We deliver -- Yellow death -- Much have I traveled -- Send me in, coach -- Blood moon -- The prince and the politician -- Beautiful, like America -- Godspeed -- Speedbrake -- All we know of heaven -- Nature cannot be fooled -- God help you if you screw this up -- Through a glass darkly -- Closer to God -- Everything that rises must converge -- Yesterday in Texas -- God bless."The never-before-told story of the barrier-breaking NASA class of 1978, which for the first time consisted of a diverse crew of women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and more, and their triumphs and tragedies working on the newly launched space shuttleprogram, with the exclusive cooperation of five astronauts"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Space Shuttle Program (U.S.); African American astronauts; Astronauts; Diversity in the workplace; Multiculturalism; Women astronauts; Women in astronautics;

Shuttle, Houston : my life in the center seat of Mission Control / by Dye, Paul(Paul F.),author.;
Prelude: The last time -- The most complex flying machine ever built -- Spaceflight 101 -- Being a flight controller -- Getting selected-the chosen few -- Becoming flight -- Plan, train, fly -- Shuttle Mir -- SRTM and the mast -- Life in Mission Control -- Return to flight -- Thirty-year learning curve -- Leadership in a high-risk business."In the tradition of Chris Kraft's Flight and Gene Kranz's Failure Is Not an Option, from the longest-serving Flight Director in NASA's history, a revealing look at the high-stakes work of Mission Control that tells the inside story of the Space Shuttle program that has redefined our relationship with space"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Dye, Paul (Paul F.); Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. Flight Operations Directorate; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Space Shuttle Program (U.S.); Aerospace engineers; Astronautics;

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