Wheels Stop

The Tragedies and Triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986–2011

Rick Houston, Jerry Ross

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Nebraska University Press
01 December 2013

Mathematics & Sciences; Astronautics

Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight

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 last shuttle mission ever on STS-135 in 2011, Wheels Stop takes readers behind the scenes as the shuttle's crews begin to mend Cold War tensions with the former Soviet Union, conduct vital research, deploy satellites, repair the Hubble Space Telescope, and assist in constructing the International Space Station. It also tells the heart-wrenching story of the Columbia tragedy and the loss of the magnificent STS-107 crew.

As complex as the shuttle was, the people it carried into orbit were often more so-and this is their story, too. Close encounters with astronauts, flight controllers, and shuttle workers capture the human side of the Space Shuttle's amazing journey-and invite readers along for the ride.

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By: Rick Houston
Foreword by: Jerry Ross
Imprint: Nebraska University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 807g
ISBN: 9780803235342
ISBN 10: 0803235348
Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 01 December 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rick Houston, a full-time journalist for more than twenty years, is the author of Second to None: The History of the NASCAR Busch Series and Man on a Mission: The David Hilmers Story and a contributor to Footprints in the Dust: The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969-1975 (Nebraska, 2010). Jerry Ross, a former astronaut, shares the world record for the most spaceflights flown with seven to his credit. He is the author of Spacewalker.

Reviews for Wheels Stop: The Tragedies and Triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986–2011

Rick Houston skillfully recounts the Shuttle program from a front row center seat, full of engaging, first person accounts--direct from the flight deck and the vacuum of space during some of the program's wildest spacewalks. From triumph to tragedy and back again, this book is the next best thing to being there. --Dr. Scott Parazynski, five-time shuttle astronaut and Everest mountaineer--Dr. Scott Parazynski (04/02/2013)