{"product_id":"the-final-orbit-philip-clark-9780987256645","title":"The Final Orbit: Apollo and Space Shuttle: Australia's Orroral Valley Space Tracking Station and the End of Ground-based Manned Space Flight Tracking","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a unique opportunity to look inside the world of manned space flight tracking through the eyes of a man who was at the heart of it for over twenty years. It combines the personal touch of a memoir with the presentation of a wealth of technical information, which is not available anywhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is presented here preserves history, and ensures that the remarkable achievements of the tracking of manned space flight are remembered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover how manned spaceflights were tracked from ground stations after the closure of the Manned Space Flight Network in 1972, and gain an insight into how the tracking processes grew and evolved through a review of some early history of the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is extensively illustrated, with preserved documents as well as photographs from the history of the station.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Since Orroral Valley became operational as a STADAN station in 1965, The station has supported a variety of NASA and international space programs including NIMBUS, ISEE, ASTP, OAO, Skylab Re-entry, ALSEP and Shuttle. This support has been of the highest calber... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt has been a great pleasure having the Orroral station as part of the STDN and will miss the excellent support she has given. My personal thanks for a job well done.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert O. Aller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssociate Administrator for Space Tracking And Data Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21 December 1984\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0987256645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780987256645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dreamstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.81d","brand":"Philip Clark","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001262522623,"sku":"9780987256645","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_31ba7ab0-d1e8-4e70-ac1e-25fa7b1294ac.jpg?v=1751600546","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-final-orbit-philip-clark-9780987256645","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}