NASA Space Shuttle Manual: An Insight into the Design, Construction and Operation of the NASA Space Shuttle (Owners' Workshop Manual)

I bought used one. Very nice information for studying Space Shuttle. full color many photos and illustration.

This book contains a large amount of detailed information about the shuttle craft. Very good photos and diagrams. However, there was little on the history of the missions. There was some details on selected missions that the author thought was important (which I agreed with his selection). But this book was written as a technical guide and it certainly succeeded in this regard. I highly recommend this book.

The level of detail was high for a reader like me. Easy and fun reading for an engineer that appreciate details.

Bought this for my son for Christmas and he enjoyed learning about the space shuttle. I even enjoy reading it.

I was expecting more technical detail, much like Hanes manuals.

Excellent book, very detailed. Save your money on prime shipping two weeks for delivery, in stock and in state shipping.

These are great books if you are interested in getting more technical information than is normally available in other publications. Lots of details.

Enough detail to satisfy the practicing engineer and written simply enough to be appreciated by the layman.

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Fantastic and unprecedented technical insight into the Space Shuttle (program). EXCELLENT, TEXT, PICTURES AND PRINT, as most newer Haynes workshop books.

Ha llegado con una esquina doblada y rota

This "owner's manual" (!!) describes the design of the shuttle, how it is constructed and how it works in operation. There are copious good quality photographs showing various stages of construction, and also plenty of diagrams that add factual detail. The accompanying text is well written, not at all dry, and adds to the enjoyment of the book. The author has managed to navigate a sensible middle path between the two extremes of overwhelming the reader with technical detail or, on the contrary, just providing a sequence of pretty pictures - I'd say he has got the balance about right. You don't have to be an engineer or a technical expert to understand this book, although you will find it easier going if you know a little bit about space-flight and rocketry. (And even if you don't you will by the time you've finished reading it.) He also is clearly writing from personal experience combined with a good technical knowledge of the Shuttle and its operations, so this is not a hagiography. He is not afraid to criticise the technical and commercial shortcomings of the Shuttle's design, or NASA's failure to react to the clear warning signs that preceded the losses of Challenger and Columbia. In short an excellent manual that not only does what it says on the cover, but also goes well beyond this. I would recommend it highly.

rien à dire, très fourni et documenté, belles illustrations, explications techniques et détaillées je suis satisfait de cet achat, j'ai les mêmes pour soyouz et appolo