Space Shuttle NASA Mission Report: STS-1, April 1981 - Young and Crippen Pilot Columbia on the First Space Shuttle Mission - Complete Technical Details of All Aspects of the Historic Flight    by Progressive Management
Price: $6.99 USD. 54800 words. Published on August 4, 2011. .
This is the official final mission report issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center for the flight of STS-1, the first Space Shuttle mission launched in April 1981 with John Young and Robert Crippen. In addition to technical details, this report includes the report of Young and Crippen on the mission. Over 60 orbiter anomalies are discussed.

Wings in Orbit: Scientific and Engineering Legacies of the Space Shuttle, 1971-2010    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 295350 words. Published on August 5, 2011. .
The printed version of Wings in Orbit, the official history of the Space Shuttle program, is an essential addition to the library of any spaceflight enthusiast. World Spaceflight News now presents this complementary flowing-text version for e-readers. This excellent NASA document has the dramatic tale of the development and operation of the most complex machine in history.

America's Space Shuttle: Main Propulsion System (SSME) NASA Astronaut Training Manual    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 23860 words. Published on October 8, 2011. .
This unique and historic document provides extraordinary detail about the Space Shuttle's Main Propulsion System, including the Space Shuttle Main Engines. The official NASA astronaut training manuals comprised a major part of the formal flight crew training process, and were used by flight controllers as well.

Space Shuttle NASA Mission Report: STS-2, November 1981 - Second Flight of Columbia, Complete Technical Details of Orbiter Performance and Problems, Mission Events    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 39800 words. Published on December 20, 2011. .
This is the official final orbiter mission report issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center for the flight of STS-2, the second Space Shuttle mission, launched in November 1981 with Joe Engle and Richard Truly. Fifty orbiter anomalies are discussed. Each orbiter system is reviewed in detail, with technical information on performance and anomalies.

Space Shuttle NASA Mission Report: STS-3, March 1982 - Third Columbia Mission, Complete Technical Details of Orbiter Performance and Problems    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 38130 words. Published on December 20, 2011. .
This is the official final orbiter mission report issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center for the flight of STS-3, the third Space Shuttle mission, launched in March 1982 with Mattingly and Hartsfield. Forty-seven orbiter anomalies are discussed.

Space Shuttle NASA Mission Reports: STS-4, STS-5, and STS-6 Missions in 1982 and 1983 - Complete Technical Details of Orbiter Performance and Problems    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 39130 words. Published on December 22, 2011. .
These official final orbiter mission reports issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center cover three missions in 1982 and 1983: STS-4, STS-5, and STS-6. In these thorough reports, with information and specifics not available on NASA website mission descriptions, each orbiter system is reviewed in detail along with technical information on performance and anomalies.

Space Shuttle NASA Mission Reports: 1983 and 1984 Missions, STS-7, STS-8, STS-9, STS 41-B, STS 41-C, STS-41-D, STS 41-G, STS 51-A    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 45310 words. Published on December 22, 2011. .
These official final orbiter mission reports issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center cover missions in 1982 and 1983: STS-7, STS-8, STS-9, STS 41-B, STS 41-C, STS-41-D, STS 41-G, STS 51-A. In these thorough reports, with information and specifics not available on NASA website mission descriptions, each orbiter system is reviewed in detail.

Computers Take Flight: A History of NASA's Pioneering Digital Fly-By-Wire Project - Apollo and Shuttle Computers, Airplanes, Software and Reliability (NASA SP-2000-4224)    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 62420 words. Published on December 23, 2011. .
The story of digital fly-by-wire is a story of people, of successes, and of overcoming enormous obstacles and problems. The fundamental concept is relatively simple, but the realization of the concept in hardware and software safe enough for human use confronted the NASA-industry team with enormous challenges. But the team was victorious, and Dr. Tomayko tells the story extremely well.

Space Shuttle NASA Mission Reports: 1985 Missions, STS 51-C, STS 51-D, STS 51-B, STS 51-G, STS 51-F, STS 51-I, STS 51-J, STS 61-A, STS 61-B    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 34140 words. Published on December 24, 2011. .
These official final orbiter mission reports issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center cover missions in 1985: STS 51-C, STS 51-D, STS 51-B, STS 51-G, STS 51-F, STS 51-I, STS 51-J, STS 61-A, STS 61-B. In these thorough reports, with information and specifics not available on NASA website mission descriptions, each orbiter system is reviewed in detail.

Space Shuttle NASA Mission Reports: 1986 and 1988 Missions, STS 61-C, STS-26, STS-27    by Progressive Management
Price: $5.99 USD. 29540 words. Published on January 3, 2012. .
These official final program mission reports issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center cover missions in 1986 and 1988: STS 61-C, STS-26, and STS-27. For obvious reasons, a mission report was not issued for Challenger's final mission 51-L on January 28, 1986. In these thorough reports, with information not available on NASA website descriptions, each orbiter system is reviewed in detail.