[Interview] Astronaut’s Perspective On How Space Shuttle Shaped Spaceflight

What was it like to fly on the Space Shuttle? What made this vehicle so important for the history of spaceflight? What stories can it tell? Answering all these questions with NASA Space Shuttle Astronaut, Tom Jones.📖 Space Shuttle Stories:https://astronauttomjones.com/product/space-shuttle-stories/🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Intro00:43 Why Space Shuttle was so great04:47 Precursors of full reusability10:05 RS-25 Engines14:21 The book20:28 Overview effect33:38 Constructing the ISS35:35 Servicing the Hubble38:25 New era of spaceflight 50:31 Final thoughts📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/mH2AF2ZpQsQ📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT [email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast