| 书目名称 | NASA‘s First Space Shuttle Astronaut Selection | | 副标题 | Redefining the Right | | 编辑 | David J. Shayler,Colin Burgess | | 视频video | | | 概述 | The first definitive source on the lives, achievements and selection of NASA‘s first group of space shuttle astronauts.Covers three decades of operation from the eyes of the 35 diverse crew members.Pr | | 丛书名称 | Springer Praxis Books | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | .Unofficially they called themselves the TFNG, or the Thirty-Five New Guys. Officially, they were NASA’s Group 8 astronauts, selected in January 1978 to train for orbital missions aboard the Space Shuttle. Prior to this time only pilots or scientists trained as pilots had been assigned to fly on America’s spacecraft, but with the advent of the innovative winged spacecraft the door was finally opened to non-pilots, including women and minorities. In all, 15 of those selected were categorised as Pilot Astronauts, while the other 20 would train under the new designation of Mission Specialist. Altogether, the Group 8 astronauts would be launched on a total of 103 space missions; some flying only once, while others flew into orbit as many as five times. Sadly, four of their number would perish in the Challenger tragedy in January 1986...In their latest collaborative effort, the authors bring to life the amazing story behind the selection of the first group of Space Shuttle astronauts, examining their varied backgrounds and many accomplishments in a fresh and accessible way through deep research and revealing interviews. Throughout its remarkable 30-year history as the workhorse of NASA’ | | 出版日期 | Book 2020 | | 关键词 | space shuttle program; Space Transportation System; Challenger; Group 8 astronauts; TFNG; Thirty-Five New | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45742-6 | | isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-45741-9 | | isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-45742-6 | | copyright | Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 |
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