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This Owners' Workshop Manual" explores the shuttle's design, construction, and use and provides detailed information about the technical attention required before and after a mission. This manual contains a full explanation of the operation of its systems for life support, electrical power production, cooling, propulsion, flight control, communications, landing, and avionics. More than 250 photographs and technical illustrations complement the authoritative text, giving insight into this marvel of space-age technology.
Dr. David Baker worked with NASA on the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs between 1965 and 1984. He has written more than 80 books on spaceflight technology.