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    More reading about the Space Shuttle

    Assessing the legacy of the Space Shuttle
    Roger D. Launius, Space Policy 22 (2006) 226–234, Elsevier (available online at www.spacedirect.com)

    Space Shuttle: The History of Developing the National Space Transportation System
    Dennis R. Jenkins, Motorbooks Intl., July 1996, ISBN-10 0963397443

    Space Shuttle: The History of the National Space Transportation System, The First 100 Missions
    Dennis R. Jenkins, 3rd Edition, May 2001, ISBN-10 0963397451

    NASA Space Shuttle Manual: An Insight into the Design, Construction and Operation of the NASA Space Shuttle (Haynes Owners Workshop Manuals)
    David Baker, Zenith Press, 2011, ISBN-10 0760340765

    The Space Shuttle: Celebrating Thirty Years of NASA's First Space Plane
    Piers Bizony, Zenith Press, 2011, ISBN-10 0760339414

    Space Shuttle Columbia: Her Missions and Crews
    Ben Evans, Springer Praxis Books, 2005, ISBN-10 0387215174

    Space Shuttle Challenger: Ten Journeys into the Unknown
    Ben Evans, Springer Praxis Books, 2010, ISBN-10 0387463550

    Voyages of Discovery: The Missions of the Space Shuttle Discovery
    Richard A. Adamcik, Apogee Prime, 2010, ISBN-10 9781926837130

    The Story of the Space Shuttle
    David M. Harland, Springer Praxis Books, 2004, ISBN-10 1852337931

    Space Shuttle: The First 20 Years - The Astronauts' Experiences in Their Own Words
    DK Publishing, 2002, ISBN-10 0789484250

    The Space Shuttle: A Photographic History
    Philip S. Harrington, Browntrout Publishers, 2003, ISBN-10 9780763170639

    Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program
    Pat Duggins, University Press of Florida, 2009, ISBN-10 0813033845

    Space Shuttle Log
    Tim Furniss, Jane's, 1986, ISBN-10 0710603606

    The Story of the Space Shuttle
    Tim Furniss, Hodder & Stoughton, 1982, ISBN 0340282169

    Space Shuttle Operator's Manual
    Kerry Mark Joels, Ballantine Books; Revised edition, 1988, ISBN-10: 0345341813

    Last update: 4 July 2011

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