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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 502 pages, kõrgus x laius: 240x168 mm, kaal: 8741 g, 95 Illustrations, color; 150 Illustrations, black and white; XXII, 502 p. 245 illus., 95 illus. in color., 1 Paperback / softback
  • Sari: Springer Praxis Books
  • Ilmumisaeg: 27-Aug-2013
  • Kirjastus: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
  • ISBN-10: 1461409829
  • ISBN-13: 9781461409823
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 502 pages, kõrgus x laius: 240x168 mm, kaal: 8741 g, 95 Illustrations, color; 150 Illustrations, black and white; XXII, 502 p. 245 illus., 95 illus. in color., 1 Paperback / softback
  • Sari: Springer Praxis Books
  • Ilmumisaeg: 27-Aug-2013
  • Kirjastus: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
  • ISBN-10: 1461409829
  • ISBN-13: 9781461409823
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The Space Shuttle has been the dominant machine in the U.S. space program for thirty years. This detailed book enables readers to understand its technical systems in great depth. Recollections of those who built and flew the Shuttle are also included.

The Space Shuttle has been the dominant machine in the U.S. space program for thirty years and has generated a great deal of interest among space enthusiasts and engineers. This book enables readers to understand its technical systems in greater depth than they have been able to do so before. The author describes the structures and systems of the Space Shuttle, and then follows a typical mission, explaining how the structures and systems were used in the launch, orbital operations and the return to Earth. Details of how anomalous events were dealt with on individual missions are also provided, as are the recollections of those who built and flew the Shuttle. Many photographs and technical drawings illustrate how the Space Shuttle functions, avoiding the use of complicated technical jargon. The book is divided into two sections: Part 1 describes each subsystem in a technical style, supported by diagrams, technical drawings, and photographs to enable a better understanding of the concepts. Part 2 examines different flight phases, from liftoff to landing. Technical material has been obtained from NASA as well as from other forums and specialists. Author Davide Sivolella is an aerospace engineer with a life-long interest in space and is ideally qualified to interpret technical manuals for a wider audience. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the topic including the evolution of given subsystems, reviewing the different configurations, and focusing on the solutions implemented.

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This book focuses on the space shuttle and its technology, including the shuttles design, engineering, integration, and operations. This comprehensive volume provides a good overview of the accomplishments of the engineers who designed the shuttle and its operational protocols. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers interested in space science and technology. (A. M. Strauss, Choice, Vol. 51 (7), March, 2014)

Davide Sivolellas book To Orbit and Back Again becomes apparent just how complex the shuttle was, and how remarkable it was that it flew as successfully as it did for three decades. There is, as promised, considerable technical information about the shuttles systems, far more than the general reader might expect, or want. someone seeking to go beyond the basics of the engineering of the shuttle. this book provides a good reminder of what made those launches possible. (Jeff Foust, TheSpaceReview.com, November, 2013)

Foreword ix
Author's preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
Acronyms xvii
1 A brain and mind for the Orbiter: the avionics system
1(34)
Shuttle data processing system: familiarization
1(12)
Redundancy
13(10)
Backup flight software
23(3)
Crew operations
26(2)
C/W and on board system management
28(7)
2 A skeleton for the Orbiter: structure and mechanisms
35(46)
Designing the Orbiter structure
35(4)
Shuttle Orbiter structure: fuselage
39(9)
Orbiter active vent system
48(3)
Payload bay doors
51(10)
Orbiter wing
61(5)
Body flap
66(1)
Vertical tail
66(1)
Robotic manipulator arm
67(12)
Orbiter structural maintenance
79(2)
3 Power to orbit: the main engines
81(44)
Introduction
81(1)
Main propulsion system
81(2)
SSME propellant flow
83(8)
SSME main components
91(16)
SSME development
107(3)
SSME evolution
110(4)
SSME operations
114(11)
4 Power to orbit: solid rocket boosters
125(32)
The rocket equation
125(2)
The search for a booster
127(2)
SRB structure
129(8)
Thermal protection
137(1)
Recovery system
138(2)
Propellant
140(4)
SRB thrust vector control
144(3)
SRB recovery and refurbishment
147(10)
5 Shuttle propulsion: the external tank
157(22)
Introduction
157(10)
Ground processing
167(4)
Launch pad operations
171(1)
Thermal protection system
172(7)
6 Maneuvering in space: the orbital maneuvering system and reaction control system
179(28)
Introduction
179(1)
Development
180(3)
OMS and RCS configuration
183(8)
Propellant storage and gauging
191(5)
Orbital maneuvering system engine
196(5)
Reaction control system thrusters
201(6)
7 Heart and lung of the Orbiter: the environmental control life support system and electrical control system
207(30)
Environmental control life support system
207(14)
Waster collector system
221(4)
Fire detection and suppression system
225(1)
Electrical power system
226(8)
Extended duration Orbiter kit
234(3)
8 The Orbiter's skin: the thermal protection system
237(54)
Introduction
237(2)
Reusable surface insulation tiles
239(10)
Flexible reusable insulation
249(1)
Reinforced carbon-carbon
250(2)
Orbiter TPS configurations
252(11)
The flight experience
263(10)
On-orbit TPS repair techniques
273(15)
TPS ground maintenance
288(2)
TPS flight testing
290(1)
9 Auxiliary power unit and hydraulic system
291(8)
Introduction
291(1)
APU system description
292(5)
Hydraulic system
297(2)
10 Fundamentals of the Shuttle GNC
299(40)
Guidance, Navigation & control
299(1)
Coordinate systems
300(3)
Shuttle navigation hardware
303(10)
Shuttle flight control system hardware
313(1)
State vector propagation
314(6)
The Orbiter flight deck
320(12)
Digital autopilot
332(7)
11 The art of reaching orbit
339(50)
Nominal ascent: first stage
339(13)
Nominal ascent: second stage
352(4)
Nominal ascent: displays
356(3)
Control stick steering
359(1)
Intact ascent abort modes
360(22)
Contingency aborts
382(7)
12 Orbital dancing
389(58)
Maneuvering the Shuttle
389(8)
Orbital rendezvous maneuvers: development
397(20)
Orbital rendezvous maneuvers: operations
417(28)
Orbital flight rules
445(2)
13 Returning home
447(48)
Falling from orbit
447(7)
Atmospheric entry
454(11)
Terminal area energy management
465(8)
Approach and landing
473(22)
Glossary 495(2)
Bibliography 497(2)
Index 499
Davide Sivolella was born in Pinerolo, Italy, in 1981. As a child, he developed a fascination with all kinds of flying machines, especially those which travel above the atmosphere. This passion for astronautics led to bacheklor's and master's degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the Polytechnic of Turin (Italy). He then worked as a specialist in aircraft structural repairs odf civil airliners in the United Kingsom. He thinks of aircraft as spacecraft that fly low and slow. To Orbit and Back Again: How the Space Shuttle Flew in Space is his first book, born from a life-long passion for the Space Shuttle program. Apart from his fondness for human space exploration, and writing about it, he also enjoys cooking, traveling, and landscape photography. He currently lives in England near London with his Spanish wife Monica.