![]() ![]() ![]() So it’s no surprise, with the heyday of the Shuttle program overlapping with the 80s-90s golden age of techno thrillers, that there’s a sub-genre of novels featuring NASA’s iconic Orbiter emblazoned across their covers. Born into the twilight years of the Apollo missions, the Shuttle was the delta-winged symbol of space travel I grew up with, and over the decades I watched its highs and lows – including witnessing the maiden launch of STS-49 Endeavour, one of the most incredible experiences of my life – and I followed the flights until the program was retired in 2011. In 1981, spaceflight changed forever with the launch of the first manned reusable spacecraft – the Space Shuttle Colombia.
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