Americas Space Shuttle : Shuttle Mission Reports and Astronaut Biographies Documents on the Past, Present and Future of the Shuttle: 20 Years of Accomplishment

As we mark the dual milestones of its 100th flight and the 20th anniversary of its first launch, this definitive electronic book on CD-ROM presents a magnificent collection of documents chronicling the history of the Space Shuttle program and the heroes who fly it. Over 130 documents provide an incredible 12,000 pages of important reference and research material. The heart of this collection: complete and official Johnson Space Center mission reports for every mission from STS-1 to STS-106, along with the Approach and Landing test program flights prior to STS-1. These official JSC reports - not available on the web - provide a thorough mission summary, SRB, ET, SSME and Orbiter performance and anomaly details, a sequence of events timeline and problem tracking summary, and associated charts, tables, graphs, and illustrations. The incredible detail in these reports is not available elsewhere!

A comprehensive set of NASA astronaut biographies is presented, with both current biographies (and official portraits) and historic reproductions of earlier biographies, including those for the original astronauts. Exclusive reproductions of Flight Readiness Review (FRR) minutes and presentations from five recent flights provide fascinating details about the vehicle and the program. Press kits for 13 recent missions are included. Looking ahead, we have several internal program documents that disclose NASA's ongoing work to upgrade the Shuttle and its systems. We round out our presentation by reproducing several interesting documents about Shuttle systems and hardware. Overall, this disc provides a remarkable overview of the past, present, and future of the Shuttle. This CD-ROM is perfect for anyone interested in the spectacular history of our Space Shuttle program!

Please see the Table of Contents section for a full list of documents.

The documents are reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows 95/98/ME, Windows 3.1, NT, and Apple Macintosh systems. Reader software is included on the CD.