An Overview of the Space Transportation System
from Chronology of Space Shuttle Flights, 1981–2000 (NASA HHR-70, October 2000)
By Judy A. Rumerman with Stephen J. Garber

“Twenty Years On Orbit: The Space Shuttle Legacy”
By Roger D. Launius

“The Space Shuttle’s First Flight: STS-1” from From Engineering Science to Big Science: The NACA and NASA Collier Trophy Research Project Winners (NASA SP-4219, 1998)
By Henry C. Dethloff

“Developing the Space Shuttle” from Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program, Volume IV: Accessing Space
By Ray A. Williamson

“Toward Liftoff: A Brief History and Chronology of the Marshall Space Flight Center’s Role in Designing, Developing, and Testing the Space Shuttle Propulsion Elements for STS-1”
By Mike Wright with Bob Jaques

News Releases from NASA Ames and Dryden Detailing those Centers' Contributions to the Shuttle's Development

“Why Does the Space Shuttle Have Wings?
A Look at the Social Construction of Technology in Air and Space”
By Stephen J. Garber

Updated April 12, 2001
Steven J. Dick, NASA Chief Historian
Steve Garber, NASA History Web Curator
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