Final Countdown : NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program
Duggins, Pat
ISBN 10: 081303146X ISBN 13: 9780813031460
Verlag: University Press of Florida, 2007
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Each new flight brings us one step closer to the retirement of the Space Shuttle, once the cornerstone of the U.S. space program. ""Final Countdown"" is the riveting history of NASA's shuttle program, its missions, and its impending demise. It also examines the plans and early development of the space agency's next major effort: the Orion Crew Exploration Capsule. Journalist Pat Duggins, National Public Radio's resident ""space expert,"" chronicles the planning stages of the shuttle program in the early 1970s, the thrills of the first flight in 1981, construction of the International Space Station in the 1990s, and the decision in the early 2000s to shut it down. As a rookie reporter visiting the Kennedy Space Center hangar to view the Challenger wreckage, Duggins was in a unique position to offer a poignant eyewitness account of NASA's first shuttle disaster. In ""Final Countdown"", he recounts the agency's struggle to rebound after the Challenger and Columbia tragedies, and explores how politics, scientific entrepreneurship, and the human drive for exploration have impacted the program in sometimes unexpected ways. Duggins has covered eighty-six shuttle missions, and his twenty-year working relationship with NASA has given him unprecedented access to personnel. ""Final Countdown"" is a story of lost dreams, new hopes, and the ongoing conquest of space.
Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Pat Duggins is senior news analyst at public radio station WMFE-FM in Orlando. His documentary on the first anniversary of the Columbia accident earned WMFE a prestigious First Place National Headliner Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio - Television News Directors Association.
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Titel: Final Countdown : NASA and the End of the ...
Verlag: University Press of Florida
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Final Countdown : NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program
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Final Countdown : NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program
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University Press of Florida, 2007
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Final Countdown : NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program
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Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program
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University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 2007
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Hardcover. Zustand: NF. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: NF. 1st Edition. Hardback with dust jacket. No defects to note on the book or the dust jacket. Book is INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to former owner. The Space Shuttle was once the cornerstone of the U.S. space program. However, each new flight brings us one step closer to the retirement of the shuttle in 2010. Final Countdown is the riveting history of NASA's Space Shuttle program, its missions, and its impending demise. It also examines the plans and early development of the space agency's next major effort: the Orion Crew Exploration Capsule. 251 pages Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed and Signed by Author. Book. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 016397
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Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover with DJ. Tan paper over boards and navy paper with gold lettering over spine. Covers are clean and unmarked, corners are sharp and tight. Lettering on spine is clear and bright. DJ has yellow and white lettering over photograph of space shuttle taking off; in very good condition, with very slight wear along edges. Title page not dated. Copyright page dated 2007. 249 pages. Pages are clean and bright, with a number of black and white photographs throughout. Binding is strong. Overall, a very good, clean copy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9-1827
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Final Countdown; NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program
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University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2007
ISBN 10: 081303146X
ISBN 13: 9780813031460
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. First Printing [Stated]. xi, [1], 249, [3] pages. Illustrations (photographs and diagrams). Notes. Suggested Reading. Index. Minor soiling on fep. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Pat Duggins is news director for Alabama Public Radio. If his name or voice is familiar, it could be his twenty five years covering the U.S. space program, including fourteen years on NPR. Pat's NASA experience began with the explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, and includes 103 missions. Many NPR listeners recall Pat's commentary during Weekend Edition Saturday on February 1, 2003 when Shuttle Columbia broke apart and burned up during re-entry. His expertise was utilized during three hours of live and unscripted coverage with NPR's Scott Simon. Pat later wrote two books about NASA, Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program and Trailblazing Mars. Pat has also lectured about the future of the space program at Harvard, and writes about international space efforts for "Modern Weekly" magazine. "Final Countdown" is the riveting history of NASA's Space Shuttle program, its missions, and its impending demise. It also examines the plans and early development of the space agency's next major effort: the Orion Crew Exploration Capsule. Journalist Pat Duggins chronicles the planning stages of the shuttle program in the early 1970s, the thrills of the first flight in 1981, construction of the International Space Station in the 1990s, and the decision in the early 2000s to shut it down. In "Final Countdown, "he recounts the agency's struggle to rebound after the "Challenger" and "Columbia "tragedies. Duggins has covered eighty-six shuttle missions, and his twenty-year working relationship with NASA has given him unprecedented access to personnel. Many spoke openly and frankly with him, including veteran astronaut John Young, who discusses the travails to get the shuttle program off the ground. "Final Countdown" is a story of lost dreams, new hopes, and the ongoing conquest of space. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 75820
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