Space Shuttle

by Chuck Wills, Tony Reichhardt

In this collection of personal stories, 77 space shuttle astronauts share their recollections of living and working on board the world's only reusable spaceship.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published June 27, 2002

About the author

Chuck Wills is a writer, editor, and consultant specializing in military history. He has authored books on Pearl Harbor, the Tet Offensive, and the Civil War, and also writes on technology, music, and popular culture. He lives in New York.

Reviews

[Hope · Rating 5 out of 5]

C'mon. It's a book about the first two decades of the shuttle. How could I NOT give this five stars? :) It's wonderful to read a book where four of five orbiters are still in service (this was published pre-Columbia accident), and there's such a hopefulness about the story as it leaves off at the dawn of the ISS.

[Kevin Price · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is slightly out of date, and yet it could not be more present. I felt it illustrated for me what life is like in outer space, through the first-hand accounts of dozens of astronauts.

[Ellison Huang · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a wonderful book written by 3 different astronauts about their experiences related to space shuttles and wonderful photographs.