SPACE SHUTTLE ALMANAC
A Comprehensive Overview of 40 Years of Space Shuttle Development & Operations 1972 - 2012
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INTRODUCTION TO THE SPACE SHUTTLE ALMANAC
When the final sonic boom startled this author at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility on 21 July 2011, and the orbiter Atlantis settled onto Runway 15 for the last time, the Space Shuttle Era quietly came to an end. With the final 'wheels stop' call, the magnificent orbiting machines would fly no more, sadly consigned to museums at KSC, Los Angeles and the Smithsonian.
As the saying goes, all good things come to an end - 'flames to dust', the shuttles are now permanently grounded. Critics have argued that the shuttle retirement was premature, that it should have continued in operation until commercial companies are able to pick up the slack of carrying cargo (and eventually astronaut crews) to the International Space Station. The arguments fell on deaf ears in Congress and in the Obama Administration, and the shuttle's fate was sealed.
The Final Edition of the Space Shuttle Almanac, on the other hand, is a celebration of 40 years of shuttle operational history as much as it is a final compilation of mission facts and figures, dates and times. Primary author Lee Brandon-Cremer has added an outstanding collection of images for every mission and every section to enhance the readers experience. There are 1,400 pages, over 1,000 photos and over 1,000 diagrams to view.
The Almanac's format is a digital version available as a download or on CD. This enhances the utility of the Almanac as a research tool and as a historical overview of three decades of shuttle flight operations. For the authors, the Space Shuttle Almanac has been a labour of love. It has been a 20 year commitment to document the large and small details of shuttle flights that always seemed to 'fall through the cracks' in standard shuttle histories and accounts. The authors hope that this Edition of the Space Shuttle Almanac will serve as a worthy tribute to the magnificent shuttle program. Take some time to view the indexes, page samples and images - buy your copy now.
Joel W. Powell & Lee Brandon-Cremer
August, 2011
CONTENTS
Orbiter and Stack design
Mission Reports
Flights STS-1 thru STS-135
Payloads / Experiments / Propulsion / Mission Events / Astronauts / NASA Centers
Space Stations - ISS and Mir Co-operation
Given these during the Rollout Ceremony at Palmdale on April 25, 1991. Upper wings and Veritcal Stabilizer maps are missing.
Make me an offer if you are interested - Lee Brandon-Cremer at shuttlealmanac_hotmail.com
Joel W. Powell (on the left in several views during his freelance career), who helped create the Space Shuttle Almanac with Lee Brandon-Cremer in 1992, has witnessed 29 shuttle launches since 1982, including the program grand finale on July 8, 2011. Beginning with STS-4, Mr. Powell has been present at Kennedy Space Center for many shuttle milestones including the Challenger accident in 1986, numerous Mir and ISS missions, and the final Hubble repair mission in 2009. Powell has been writing for SPACEFLIGHT Magazine in London, England since 1979, and serves as the Robotic Exploration Editor for Quest, the Magazine of Space History at the University of North Dakota. He has also written an illustrated history of Cape Canaveral, Go for Launch.
Lee Robert Brandon-Cremer (on the left), has lived in Australia, Canada and England and traveled extensively. A Writer/
Researcher/Contributor on Manned Spaceflight and ICBM projects. He has a special interest in Russian Manned Spaceflight as well as the US Space Shuttle Program. Witnessed STS-1 in April, 1981 and considers it the best memory of his free-lance career. Also viewed several other Shuttle launches and Landings, as well as US ELV launches.
The two have visited every NASA Field Center as well as Vandenberg AFB SLC-6, over the last three decades.
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