Davide Sivolella has a Bachelor and Master degree in Aerospace Engineering earned by studying at Politecnico di Torino (Italy), providing him with a strong technological and engineering background. He has already written 'TO ORBIT AND BACK AGAIN: How the Space Shuttle Flew in Space' which published in the Springer - Praxis Space Exploration Series in 2013.

After graduation, he started working in the civil maintenance aviation industry for airliners in UK as a specialist in aircraft structural repairs. He has been working in this role for several years and in this time frame has developed a practical understanding of the maintenance aircraft and airline operations that has added to his knowledge and technical background.

In his spare time he has increased his knowledge about astronautics by reading numerous books and magazines and keeping himself updated with the latest news from the space industry.

Presents a full, in depth, story of the Space Shuttle's mission technology

Easily accessible resource, with bibliographic references, for each shuttle mission in a single volume

Commemorates the Space Shuttle's role in orbital research as a precursor to the laboratories developed on the ISS

Includes supplementary material: [...]