United States Manned Space Flight
United States Manned Space Flight Chronology
Provides concise, easy-to-read fact sheets for every U.S. manned space flight, grouped by program:
Mercury Mission Fact Sheets
Gemini Mission Fact Sheets
Apollo Mission Fact Sheets
Skylab Mission Fact Sheets
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Fact Sheet
Space Shuttle Mission Fact Sheets
International Space Station Expeditions
Commercial Crew Program
Space Launch System / Orion / Artemis
United States Manned Space Flight Special Features
The Challenger Legacy
Provides a detailed analysis of what caused the Challenger tragedy and what improvements were made to the Space Shuttle program as a result.
Included is an exclusive eyewitness account of the tragedy written by Spaceline Founder and President Cliff Lethbridge, as well as a rarely seen list of Space Shuttle missions originally scheduled to follow mission STS-51L.
History Of The Space Shuttle Program And How The Space Shuttle Worked
This is a detailed narrative of how the Space Shuttle program was conceived and developed, including information on early concepts for the vehicle that were never incorporated, such as a piloted fly-back liquid fueled booster engine.
U.S. Astronaut Selection Drafts And Qualifications
A complete list of U.S. astronaut drafts from the Mercury 7 through today, including astronaut qualifications for each draft.
Also included is an account of the “Mercury 13” testing of female astronaut candidates and rarely seen lists of Air Force astronaut drafts for the X-20 “Dyna-Soar” and Manned Orbiting Laboratory and names of the X-15 astronauts.