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[Interview] Astronaut’s Perspective On How Space Shuttle Shaped Spaceflight
52 minutes Posted Nov 29, 2023 at 9:00 pm.
Intro
Why Space Shuttle was so great
Precursors of full reusability
RS-25 Engines
The book
Overview effect
Constructing the ISS
Servicing the Hubble
New era of spaceflight
Final thoughts
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What was it like to fly on the Space Shuttle? What made this vehicle so important for the history of spaceflight? What stories can it tell? Answering all these questions with NASA Space Shuttle Astronaut, Tom Jones.
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