Lecture

Space Shuttle Program Overview

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This lecture provides an overview of the Space Shuttle program, focusing on the first flight STS-1 in April 1981. The instructor shares insights into the program's history, challenges, crew selection, preparation, launch, on-orbit observations, re-entry, and landing at Edwards or Dryden Research Center in California.

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Space Mission Design and Operations
Learn the concepts used in the design of space missions, manned or unmanned, and operations, based on the professional experience of the lecturer.
Space Mission Design and Operations
Learn the concepts used in the design of space missions, manned or unmanned, and operations, based on the professional experience of the lecturer.
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