EXCLUSIVE from World Spaceflight News - LEARN ABOUT the SPACE SHUTTLE FROM THE TEXTBOOKS USED BY THE ASTRONAUTS! This electronic book on CD-ROM presents official NASA astronaut training manuals; they comprise a major part of the formal flight crew training process, and are used by flight controllers as well. These internal NASA manuals are produced by the Mission Operations Directorate (Space Flight Training Division branch) at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The manuals and workbooks are extremely detailed and comprehensive, and are designed for self-study. Each is heavily illustrated with vivid line drawings, engineering schematics, and other charts and figures. A full listing of all acronyms and abbreviations used in the text is included. They provide a superb way to learn about Shuttle systems, hardware, and operational procedures. Special emphasis on crew interaction with the displays, controls, and hardware is included. The five up-to-date manuals on this CD focus on EVA, or spacewalking:
EXTRAVEHICULAR MOBILITY UNIT (EMU) SYSTEMS TRAINING MANUAL - The primary sourcebook on the EMU "spacesuit", with a wealth of material on every aspect of the suit! Over 170 figures and line drawings, with great views of components.
EVA CONSOLE HANDBOOK - Provides a "single authoritative source of primary information for use by EVA flight control personnel during training and actual missions, addressing systems and procedures." Over 350 illustrations and line drawings!
EVA COMMUNICATION TRAINING WORKBOOK - Over 20 line drawings; describes configurations and problems. Voice loops are important, since IVA crewmembers do not receive EMU telemetry.
EVA LESSONS LEARNED VOLUME 1 and VOLUME 2 - Detailed overview of problems and their resolution.
The documents are reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows 95/98, Windows 3.1, NT, and Apple Macintosh systems. Reader software is included on the CD.
