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Space Shuttle Decision, 1965-1972 (History of the Space Shuttle (Paperback))
Space Shuttle Decision 19651972 - History of the Space Shuttle Paperback Author:T. A. Heppenheimer Heppenheimer looks back at the shuttle's technical antecedents such as the X-15 rocket plane and rocket booster technologies, and illuminates the principal personalities involved in the space shuttle decision and their motivations. He traces NASA's evolving program goals, the technical calculations, political maneuvering, and fiscal constraints,... more » and explains the myriad designs that preceded the shuttle concept. In closing, he looks in detail at the circumstances leading to the politically charged development decision of 1972.« less