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Apr. 22, 2011
Reliving 30 Years of Space Travel
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| With the last shuttle flight approaching in June, the future of manned spaceflight is uncertain. Former NASA engineer and author David Baker, astronaut Jeffrey A. Hoffman, and journalist Pat Duggins discuss the milestones and downfalls of the shuttle program and what may come next. |
Produced by Christopher Intagliata, Associate Senior Producer
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
Guests
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Pat Duggins
Author, "Trailblazing Mars: NASA's Next Giant Leap" (University Press of Florida, 2010)
News Director, Alabama Public Radio
Tuscaloosa, Alabama -
Jeffrey A. Hoffman
Shuttle Astronaut (five flights)
Professor of the Practice of Aerospace Engineering
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts -
David Baker
Author: "NASA Space Shuttle Owners' Workshop Manual" (Zenith Press, 2011)
Former Editor, Aviation News
Sussex, England -
Peter Schwartz
worked on shuttle mission planning, Stanford Research Institute
Co-founder and Chairman, Global Business Network
San Francisco, California
RELATED READING
NASA Space Shuttle Manual: An Insight into the Design, Construction and Operation of the NASA Space Shuttle (Haynes Owners Workshop Manuals)
by David Baker
Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program
by Pat Duggins
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