Podcasts technik omega tau science & engineering podcast 132 – The Space Shuttle (Part 1, Systems)

132 – The Space Shuttle (Part 1, Systems)

Published: Oct. 12, 2013, 3:23 p.m.

This is the first of two episodes on the the Space Shuttle's systems and operations. We talk to Davide Sivolella, an aerospace engineer who has written a quite technical book on the shuttle. In this episode we talk about some of the shuttle's systems, including the structure, the engines, the boosters and the thermal protection system.