How to Fly the Space Shuttle

by Russell Shorto

Explains how space shuttles work and what astronauts do during the course of a shuttle mission.

Paperback

About the author

Russell Shorto is the author, most recently, of Revolution Song, a new narrative of the American Revolution, which the New York Times called a "remarkable" achievement and the Chicago Tribune described as "an engaging piece of historical detective work and narrative craft." He is also the author of The Island at the Center of the World, a national bestseller about the Dutch founding of New York. Shorto is senior scholar at the New Netherland Institute and was formerly the director of the John Adams Institute in Amsterdam.

Reviews

[Joan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Young readers find themselves in the cockpit of the Space Shuttle Discovery as it prepares to blast off. They explore the facets of the mission, from launch to touch down, learn about teamwork as the astronauts and specialists on the crew work with each other, and with Mission Control.

There’s a bit of science tossed in with the photographs and illustrations as the reader follows the steps to fly the shuttle mission. A “glossarized index” is also included in this book that is part of the Masters of Motion series.

Highly recommended.