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Shuttle, Houston: My Life in the Center Seat of Mission Control
Hardcover
Biographies GeneralTechnology & EngineeringAstronomy & Space
ISBN13: 9780316454575
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: Jul 14 2020
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.15
Height: 1.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Space Shuttles flew 135 missions. Astronauts conducted space walks, captured satellites, and docked with the Mir Space Station, bringing space into our everyday life, from GPS to satellite TV. Shuttle, Houston puts readers in his own seat at Mission Control, the hub that made humanity's leap into a new frontier possible.
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