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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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paperback. Zustand: New. Condition Notes: New from the publisher.

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Zustand: New. 2023. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A captivating history of NASA's Space Transportation Systemthe space shuttlechronicling the inevitable failures of a doomed design.In Dark Star, Matthew Hersch challenges the existing narrative of the most significant human space program of the last 50 years, NASA's space shuttle. He begins with the origins of the space shuttle: a century-long effort to develop a low-cost, reusable, rocket-powered airplane to militarize and commercialize space travel, which Hersch explains was built the wrong way, at the wrong time, and for all the wrong reasons. Describing the unique circumstances that led to the space shuttle's creation by President Richard Nixon's administration in 1972 and its subsequent flights from 1981 through 2011, Hersch illustrates how the space shuttle was doomed from the start.While most historians have accepted the view that the space shuttle's fatal accidentsincluding the 1986 Challenger explosionresulted from deficiencies in NASA's management culture that lulled engineers into a false confidence in the craft, Dark Star reveals the widespread understanding that the shuttle was predestined for failure as a technology demonstrator. The vehicle was intended only to give the United States the appearance of a viable human spaceflight program until funds became available to eliminate its obvious flaws. Hersch's work seeks to answer the perilous questions of technological choice that confront every generation, and it is a critical read for anyone interested in how we can create a better world through the things we build. …

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 256 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 219 pages. 9.50x6.00x0.30 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. A fresh and fascinating look at the Space Age that demolishes the myth of the fearless, hot-shot astronaut. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374. . 2012. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Zustand: New. 2012. 2012th Edition. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. Matthew H. Hersch is Associate Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. He is the author of Inventing the American Astronaut, coauthor of A Social History of American Technology, and coeditor of War and Peace in Outer Spac.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Inventing the American Astronaut | Matthew H. Hersch | Taschenbuch | xiii | Englisch | 2012 | Springer Nature B.V. | EAN 9781137025289 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Dark Star | A New History of the Space Shuttle | Matthew H. Hersch | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2023 | MIT Press Ltd | EAN 9780262546720 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 2nd reprint edition. 384 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 313 pages. 9.25x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.