Chien, Philip
Columbia Final Voyage
1. A Modest Mission
Part I. Mission Makers
2. Rick Husband: The Boy from Amarillo
3. Willie McCool: Running Man
4. Dave Brown: Pilot, Doctor, Gymnast
5. Kalpana Chawla: The Girl from India
6. Mike Anderson: The Kid Who Wanted to Fly
7. Laurel Clark: Submarine Doctor, Mother
8. Ilan Ramon: Israel’s First Space Traveler
9. Dodging Bullets: The Astronauts Who Weren’t Selected
10. It Isn’t Just the Astronauts
Part II. The Long Road to Launch
11. A NASA Primer
12. The Eighteen Delays
13. Training for the Mission
14. Presenting NASA to the World
15. Prequel: STS-112 and STS-113
16. Preparing for Launch
17. Launch Day
18. Behind the Scenes
19. Living in Space
Part III. Sixteen Days in Space
20. Flight Day 2: MEIDEX, Phab4, ARMS, Ascent Video
21. Flight Day 3: Calcium Kinetics, Press Interviews
22. Flight Day 4: LSP, Spacehab Problems
23. Flight Day 5: VCD, MPFE
24. Flight Day 6: Ariel Sharon Call, Internet Questions
25. Flight Day 7: MGM, Astroculture
26. Flight Day 8: SOFBALL, CIBX
27. Flight Day 9: S*T*A*R*S, FREESTAR
28. Flight Day 10: BDS, BRIC, OSTEO
29. Flight Day 11: ZCG, Biopack
30. Flight Day 12: Ship-to-Ship Call, FRESH
31. Flight Day 13: Mist, Biotube, Challenger Anniversary
32. Flight Day 14: Press Conference
33. Flight Day 15: MEIDEX, External Spacehab Payloads
34. Flight Day 16: Automated Payloads, Preparing to Come Home
Part IV. February 1, 2003
35. Reentry
36. The Accident
37. Mission Control on Landing Day
38. What Should Have Happened
39. The Media’s Coverage of STS-107
40. The First Hours After the Accident
41. Viewing Columbia’s Reentry
42. Where Were You ...?
43. The Public’s Reaction
Part V. Aftermath
44. The Search for Debris
45. Other Evidence
46. Completing the Investigation
47. Kooks and Myths
48. Was a Rescue Possible?
49. Memorials
50. Legacy: The Science Not Lost
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Nyckelord: SCIENCE / General SCI000000
- Författare
- Chien, Philip
- Utgivare
- Springer
- Utgivningsår
- 2006
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 1
- Kategorier
- Naturvetenskaper
- Teknologi, energi, trafik
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780387271491