Space Shuttle Columbia : her missions and crews
Space Shuttle Columbia tells the story of the most successful spacecraft ever developed. The world's first truly reusable spacecraft entered service in 1981, and completed 28 missions before the devastating event of 1 February 2003 when Columbia and her seven-person crew were lost during her return to Earth. The book looks at each of Columbia's 28 missions and is a fitting tribute to both this remarkable machine and those who flew in her
Print Book, English, ©2005
Springer ; Published in association with Praxis Publishing, Berlin, New York, ©2005