America's Space Shuttle : NASA Astronaut Training Manuals - Volume 3

EXCLUSIVE from World Spaceflight News - LEARN ABOUT the SPACE SHUTTLE FROM THE TEXTBOOKS USED BY THE ASTRONAUTS! This electronic book on CD-ROM presents 70 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 70 up-to-date manuals on this CD contain an incredible 6200 pages of great material! Major areas covered include:

MAJOR ORBITER SYSTEMS - APU/hydraulic, ECLSS, GNC/IMU/navigation, PDRS (RMS mechanical arm), communications and audio, Main Propulsion System (thrust vector control and operations users guide), mechanical systems, OMS, Data Processing System/computers, digital autopilot, CCTV, caution and warning, crew systems equipment, crew escape, FCS/effectors, telemetry, food systems, Ku-band, star tracker/COAS, lighting, location coding, air data.

ABORT AND ASCENT PROCEDURES - Abort to orbit (ATO), abort once around (AOA), trans-atlantic landing (TAL), contingency abort, return to launch site (RTLS) abort, range safety, abort region determinator (ARD)

RELATED SUBJECTS - Orbital Mechanics, Autoland system, EVA post/prep, Shuttle Mission Simulator, IUS, TDRSS, trajectory and orbit determination software, rendezvous-proximity operations, Shuttle Training Aircraft Flight Manual, Technical Language Handbook.

Please see the Table of Contents section for a list of the titles.

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.