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1981 techno-thriller novel by G. Harry Stine
Shuttle Down G. Harry Stine , written under the pen name Lee Correy .[1] Analog Ballantine /Del Rey in 1981, with a second edition following in 1985.
The book can best be described as an early form of the techno-thriller genre, later popularized by authors such as Tom Clancy .
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In the book, the Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on a polar orbit flight from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California . During the launch, the main engines cut off prematurely and the Shuttle is forced to make an emergency landing on Easter Island .[2]
Officials at NASA must manage the technological challenge of recovering the shuttle. Problems include a lack of documents for the astronauts and shuttle, bringing in the crane that is used to lift the Shuttle onto the specially-modified 747 that carries it, widening the runway to accommodate the 747, building turn-arounds on the runway, and bringing in fuel for the plane.[citation needed
A subplot involves efforts by the Soviet Union to take the Shuttle for itself.[3]
References
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^ Correy, Lee; Stine, George Harry (1981). Amazon.com: Shuttle Down: Books: Lee Correy by Lee Correy . Ballantine Books. ISBN 0345292626
^ Correy, Lee (December 1980). "Shuttle Down (Pt 1)". Analog Magazine 100 (12 ).
^ Correy, Lee (March 1981). "Shuttle Down (Pt 4)". Analog Magazine . Vol. 101, no. 3.
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