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SPACE SHUTTLE
Space Shuttle Chronology 1981-1999
Space Shuttle Chronology 2000-2001
United States Space Shuttle Firsts
The Space Shuttle Decision NASA's Search for a Reusable Space Vehicle
1999 Space Shuttle Annual Report
2000 Space Shuttle Annual Report
2001 Space Shuttle Annual Report
NASA Factsheet FS-013-DFRC Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
NASA Factsheet FS-014-DFRC Shuttle Mate/Demate Device
NASA Factsheet FS-015-DFRC Space Shuttle
NASA Factsheet The 21st Century Space Shuttle (FS-2000-03-010-JSC)
NASA Factsheet Countdown! NASA Space Shuttles and Facilities IS-2000-09-31-KSC
NASA Factsheet From Landing to Launch (Orbiter Processing) FS-2002-06-008-KSC
NASA Factsheet KSC Transporters FS-2000-04-28-KSC
NASA Factsheet Landing the Space Shuttle Orbiter at KSC FS-2000-05-30-fKSC
NASA Factsheet Launch Complex 39, Pads A and B FS-1999-12-25-KSC
NASA Factsheet Living and Working on the New Frontier FS-2003-04-001-KSC
NASA Factsheet MILA Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network Station FS-2002-02-002-KSC
NASA Factsheet Orbiter Thermal Protection System FS-2000-06-29-KSC
NASA Factsheet Parachute Refurbishment Facility FS-2001-04-011-KSC
NASA Factsheet Space Shuttle IS-2001-09-016-KSC
NASA Factsheet Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility FS-2001-11-017-KSC
NASA Factsheet Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ships FS-1998-08-15-KSC
NASA Factsheet Space Shuttle Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) Sites FS-2001-05-012-KSC
NASA Factsheet Space Shuttle Use of Propellants and Fluids FS-2001-09-015-KSC
NASA'S Orbiter Fleet- Columbia, Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavour
CBS NEWS/Bill Harwood's Space Reporter's Handbook
Shuttle EVA Description and Design Criteria
Space Shuttle Food System Summary, 1981-1986
Shuttle Flight Data and In-Flight Anomaly List (STS-1 through STS-36, STS-38, and STS-41)
Shuttle Flight Data and In-Flight Anomaly List: STS-1 through STS-71, STS-73 and STS-74; Revised
Space Shuttle Orbiter Modifications to Support Space Station Freedom, 1992
The Space Shuttle Decision: NASA's Search for a Reusable Space Vehicle
EVA Tools and Equipment Reference Book
Space Shuttle Orbiter thermal protection system design and flight experience
Flight Data File EVA Generic Checklist
Flight Data File Preparation Standards
Hypervelocity impact tests on Space Shuttle Orbiter thermal protection material
Spacelab Mission 1 experiment descriptions
Thermal performance of a mechanically attached ablator tile for on-orbit repair of shuttle TPS
Lox/Gox related failures during Space Shuttle Main Engine development
Fabrication of Essex EVA ratchet wrenches
Utilization of the external tanks of the space transportation system
Spacelab Data Processing Facility
Shuttle EVA description and design criteria
Shuttle Performance: Lessons Learned, part 2
Space Shuttle payload design and development. Volume 2: Avionics interfaces and requirements
Space Shuttle payload design and development. Volume 3: Flight design guidelines and requirements
Space Shuttle payload design and development. Volume 4: Kennedy Space Center operations
Space Shuttle payload design and development. Volume 9: Thermal interfaces and requirements
Space Shuttle Technical Conference, part 1
Space Shuttle Technical Conference, part 2
Apollo/Skylab ASTP and Shuttle Orbiter Major End Items
SATELLITE SERVICES WORKSHOP 2. VOLUME 1
SATELLITE SERVICES WORKSHOP 2. VOLUME 2
ORBITER PROCESSING FACILITY PAYLOAD PROCESSING AND SUPPORT CAPABILITIES
SHUTTLE ORBITER TPS FLIGHT REPAIR KIT DEVELOPMENT'
Space Transportation System and Associated Payloads: Glossary, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
Space Shuttle Operations and Infrastructure: A Systems Analysis of Design Root Causes and Effects
The ATLAS Series of Shuttle Missions
Studies of Shuttle Orbiter Arrestment System
Spartan: Science with efficiency and simplicity
Payload bay doors and radiator panels familiarization handbook
First International Microgravity Laboratory
The First United States Microgravity Laboratory
Space Shuttle Main Engine High Pressure Fuel Turbopump turbine blade cracking
Attached shuttle payload carriers: Versatile and affordable access to space
Spacelab: An international success story
Spacelab Data Processing Facility
We deliver: NASA 25th anniversary 1958-1983
Space Shuttle Entry Terminal Area Energy Management
Report of the Space Shuttle Management Independent Review Team
Space Transportation System User Handbook
Payload Crew Utilization for Spacelab Missions
The Partnership: Space Shuttle, Space Science, and Space Station
Shuttle-Mir: The United States and Russia Share History's Highest Stage
Preoperational Aerodynamic Design Data Book. Volume 1. Orbiter Vehicle, Part 1
Studies of Shuttle Orbiter Arrestment System
Space Shuttle orbiter modifications to support Space Station Freedom
Attached shuttle payload carriers: Versatile and affordable access to space
National Space Transportation System: Overview
Manned maneuvering unit design and performance specification
Space Shuttle payload design and development. Volume 2: Avionics interfaces and requirements
Space Shuttle payload design and development. Volume 3: Flight design guidelines and requirements
Space Shuttle payload design and development. Volume 4: Kennedy Space Center operations
Space Shuttle payload design and development. Volume 5: Management documentation
Space Shuttle payload design and development. Volume 6: Mission operations interfaces
Space Shuttle payload design and development. Volume 7: Safety guidelines and requirements
Space Shuttle payload design and development. Volume 9: Thermal interfaces and requirements
Manned maneuvering unit: User's guide
Satellite services system: Servicing equipment catalog
Task Analysis of Shuttle Entry and Landing Activities
Spacelab Life Sciences 1: Reprints of Background Life Sciences Publications
Orbital Impacts and the Space Shuttle Windshield
Thermal protection system flight repair kit (1979)
SHUTTLE ORBITER TPS FLIGHT REPAIR KIT DEVELOPMENT (1979)
Biological and medical experiments on the Space Shuttle, 1981 - 1985
Toward a history of the space shuttle. An annotated bibliography
KSC SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. LAUNCH SITE ACCOMMODATIONS HANDBOOK FOR STS PAYLOADS
LAUNCH SITE ACCOMODATIONS HANDBOOK FOR STS PAYLOADS
Space Shuttle wind tunnel testing program
The Space Shuttle Orbiter Remote Manipulator Positioning Mechanism
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) (USGS)
Generic Flight Procedures
Approach and Landing Tests (ALT)
Approach and Landing Test (ALT) system software design specification
STS-1
Aerodynamic design data book. Volume 1M: Orbiter vehicle STS-1
The Passive Optical Sample Assembly (POSA) on STS-1
Reconstruction of the 1st Space Shuttle (STS-1) entry trajectory
Shuttle payload bay dynamic environments: Summary and conclusion report for STS flights 1-5 and 9
STS-1 Operational Flight Profile Volume 6: Abort Analysis
Space Transportation System Public Affairs Plan: First Space Shuttle Mission STS-1
STS-1 Low-Speed Ground Navigation Console Procedures
NEWSTS-1 Operational Flight Profile. Volume 6: Abort Analysis
STS-2
STS-3
Infrared Imagery of Shuttle (IRIS) experment: IRIS/STS-3 engineering report
An evaluation of Space Shuttle STS-3 payload bay acoustic data and comparison with predictions
STS-4
STS-5
LEO atomic oxygen effects on spacecraft materials: STS-5 results
STS-6
STS-7
STS-8
STS-9
STS-41B
STS-41C
STS-41D
STS-41G
STS-51A
STS-51C
STS-51D
STS-51B
STS-51G
STS-51F
STS-51I
STS-51J
STS-61A
STS-61B
STS-61C
STS-51L
STS-26
Ice/frost/debris assessment for space shuttle mission STS-26R
STS-27
Ice/frost/debris assessment for space shuttle mission STS-27R, December 2, 1988
STS-27R OV-104 Orbiter TPS damage review team, volume 1
STS-29
Mission Safety Evaluation Report
KSC ice/frost/debris assessment for space shuttle mission STS-29R
STS-30
Mission Safety Evaluation Report
KSC ice/frost/debris assessment for Space Shuttle Mission STS-30R
STS-28
Mission Safety Evaluation Report
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-28R
STS-34
Mission Safety Evaluation Report
Flight motor set 360L006 (STS-34). Volume 1: System overview
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-34
STS-33
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-33R
STS-32
Mission Safety Evaluation Report
The microgravity environment of the Space Shuttle Columbia middeck during STS-32
Debrix/ice/TPS assessment and photographic analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-32R
STS-36
Mission Safety Evaluation Report
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-36
STS-31
Mission Safety Evaluation Report
Flight motor set 360T010 (STS-31R). Volume 1: System overview
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and photographic analysis for shuttle mission STS-31R
STS-41
Mission Safety Evaluation Report
NEWDebris/Ice/TPS assessment and photographic analysis for shuttle mission STS-41
STS-38
Mission Safety Evaluation Repot
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and photographic analysis for shuttle mission STS-38
STS-35
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and photographic analysis for shuttle mission STS-35
SUMS experiment flight results on STS-35
STS-35 scrub 3 hydrogen leak analysis
STS-37
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-37
STS-39
Mission Safety Evaluation Report
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-39
STS-40
Mission Safety Evaluation Report
STS-40 Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1): The first dedicated spacelab life sciences mission
SLS-1 flight experiments preliminary significant results
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-40
Orbiter rarefied-flow reentry measurements from the OARE on STS-62
STS-43
Mission Safety Evaluation Report
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-43
STS-48
Mission Safety Evaluation Report
STS-48 case study, 17-18 September 1991
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and photographic analysis of shuttle mission STS-48
STS-44
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and photographic analysis for shuttle mission STS-44
STS-42
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-42
STS-45
ATLAS 1: Encountering planet Earth
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-45
STS-49
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-49
STS-50
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-50
STS-46
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-46
STS-47
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis for Shuttle mission STS-47
Spacelab J: Microgravity and life sciences
Spacelab J experiment descriptions
STS-52
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-52
STS-53
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-53
STS-53 Space Shuttle mission report
STS-54
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-54
STS-56
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-56
STS-55
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-55
Microbiological Analysis of Debris from Space Transportation System (STS)-55 Spacelab D-2
STS-57
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-57
Summary report of mission acceleration measurements for Spacehab-01, STS-57 launched 21 June 1993
Human factors assessments of the STS-57 SpaceHab-1 mission
STS-51
STS-51 pad abort. OV103-engine 2033 (ME-2) fuel flowmeter sensor open circuit
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-51
STS-58
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis for Shuttle mission STS-58
STS-61
Hubble Space Telescope First Servicing Mission Prelaunch Mission Operation Report
Hubble Space Telescope - First Servicing Mission Post Launch Mission Report
STS 61-A national space transportation system mission report
STS-61 Mission Director's Post-Mission Report
Debris/Ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-61
STS-60
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis for Shuttle mission STS-60
STS-62
Summary report of mission acceleration measurements for STS-62, launched 4 March 1994
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-62
Orbiter rarefied-flow reentry measurements from the OARE on STS-62
STS-59
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis for Shuttle Mission STS-59
STS-65
Second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2)
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-65
Summary report of mission acceleration measurements for STS-65, launched 8 July 1994
STS-64
STS-68
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis of Shuttle mission STS-68
STS-66
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis of Shuttle mission STS-66
Summary Report of mission acceleration measurements for STS-66. Launched November 3, 1994
STS-63
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis of shuttle mission STS-63
STS-67
Debris/Ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis of Shuttle mission STS-67
STS-71
STS-70
STS-69
STS-73
Debris/ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-73
STS-74
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-74
STS-72
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-72
STS-75
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-75
STS-76
Debris/Ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis of shuttle mission STS-76
STS-77
Debris/Ice/TPS assessment and integrated photographic analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-77
STS-78
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-78
STS-79
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-79
STS-80
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-80
STS-81
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-81
STS-82
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-82
STS-83
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-83
STS-84
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-84
STS-94
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-94
STS-85
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-85
STS-86
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-86
STS-87
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-87
STS-89
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-89
STS-90
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-90
STS-91
NASA Factsheet Mission Highlights: STS-91 (IS-1998-06-001.091JSC)
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-91
STS-95
NASA Factsheet Mission Highlights STS-95 (IS-1998-10-001.095JSC)
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-95
STS-88
NASA Factsheet Mission Highlights STS-88 (IS-1998-12-002.088JSC)
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-88
STS-96
NASA Factsheet Shuttle Mission STS-96: First Visit to a New Outpost in Orbit (IS-1999-03-ISS025JSC)
NASA Factsheet Mission Highlights STS-96 (IS-1999-05-001.096JSC)
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-96
STS-93
NASA Factsheet Mission Highlights STS-93 (IS-1999-07-001.093JSC)
NASA Factsheet First Female Commander Leads Launch of Most Powerful X-ray Telescope
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-93
STS-103
NASA Factsheet Ensuring the Hubble Space Telescope's Health for the Future
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-103
STS-99
NASA Factsheet Shuttle Radar Topography Mission: Putting our Planet on the Map
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-99
STS-101
STS-106
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-106
STS-92
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-92
STS-97
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-97
STS-98
NASA Factsheet 100th Mission Highlighted by Delivery of Z1 Truss
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-98
STS-102
Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-102
STS-100
STS-104
STS-105
STS-108
STS-109
NASA Factsheet Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 3B
STS-110
STS-111
STS-112
STS-113
NASA Factsheet P1 Integrated Truss Structure: attached to the S0 truss on the Station.
Flight Data Files (will open to HTML page)
STS-107
FREESTAR Final Mission Success Report
STS-107 Whole Payload Science Gained May 30, 2003
Flight Data File Entry Checklist STS-107 Flight Supplement
Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report(will open to HTML page)
GRC Payload Hazard Assessment: Supporting the STS-107 Accident Investigation
STS-114
Flight Data Files (will open to HTML page)
STS-121
STS-121 Flight Data Files (will open to HTML page)
STS-115
Flight Data Files (will open to HTML page)
STS-116
Flight Data Files and Flight Plan (will open to HTML page)
STS-117
STS-118
STS-120
STS-122
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