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Space Shuttle Operations Manual
Date: 1979 Creator: Rockwell International Medium: Paper Dimension: 7×9×1 1/2 inches Description: The Space Shuttle is developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA coordinates and manages the Space Transportation System, including intergovernmental agency requirements and international and joint projects. The orbiter is built by Rockwell International's Space Transportation Systems Division, Downey, Calif., which also has responsibility for the integration of the overall space transportation system. The Space Shuttle Operations Manual, originally written in 1979, most recently revised in 1988, is an indepth technical guide to space shuttle equipment and operations. It was accurate in 1988 and while most of the information provided here from the manual is still accurate today, some facts may be outdated. |