Humanity's first reusable spacecraft and the most complex machine ever built, NASA's Space Shuttle debuted with great promise and as a dependable source of wonder and national pride. But with the Challenger catastrophe in 1986, the whole Space Shuttle program came into question, as did NASA itself, so long an institution that was seemingly above reproach. Wheels Stop tells the stirring story of how, after the Challenger disaster, the Space Shuttle not only recovered but went on to perform its greatest missions. From the Return to Flight mission of STS-26 in 1988 to the...
Humanity's first reusable spacecraft and the most complex machine ever built, NASA's Space Shuttle debuted with great promise and as a dependable s...
The inspiration for the documentary Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
At first glance, it looks like just another auditorium in just another government building. But among the talented men (and later women) who worked in mission control, the room located on the third floor of Building 30--at what is now Johnson Space Center--would become known by many as -the Cathedral.- These members of the space program were the brightest of their generations, making split-second decisions that determined the success or failure of a mission. The flight controllers, each...
The inspiration for the documentary Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
At first glance, it looks like just another audito...
