FlightGear Forum
Don't hesitate to post something you find valuable to share, I will update the first post according to that.
I)General Space knowledge and tutorials
Basic of Space Flight Book
https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/spaceflt.pdf
Thorsten LEO Tools
https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=87&t=35213
Orbiter Space Sim Beginners tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOxpvqrqLAo
FAA Space Basics ( Must read)
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/cami/library/online_libraries/aerospace_medicine/tutorial/section3/spacecraft_design/
Rendez Vous Theory
https://www.baen.com/rendezvous
https://www.baen.com/rendezvous-part2
Educative links
Why the wings of the Shuttle Stay on it during Maximal Aerodynamical pressure phase
https://www.aiaa.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/about-aiaa/history-and-heritage/why_the_wings_stay_on-ehrlich.pdf?sfvrsn=801c62b5_0
Space Shuttle Aerodynamics and Flight Dynamics Overview
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/584730main_Wings-ch4d-pgs226-241.pdf
II) Space Shuttle Systems
1)FG related
FG Space Shuttle Wikipedia
http://wiki.flightgear.org/Space_Shuttle
FG Space Shuttle Manual
http://www.science-and-fiction.org/downloads/flight_manual_basic.pdf.gz
2)Space Shuttle systems in depth
Nasa Space Shuttle systems Exhaustive Manual: SCOM
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/390651main_shuttle_crew_operations_manual.pdf
Nasa Data processing system dictionnary, or "What does that page of my shuttle computer"
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/359895main_DPS_G_K_7.pdf
Crew Software Interface ( Nice introduction to Shuttle Computer and handling)
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/383444main_crew_software_interface_21002.pdf
Workbooks ( Detailled part on some Shuttle systems and procedures, SCOM complement)
APU (How Hydraulic is provided to Shuttle systems
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/383439main_apu_hyd_wsb_21002.pdf
Air Data Systems (What are the equivalent of Pitot Tubes in the Shuttle)
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/383438main_air_data_system_workbook_21002.pdf
Environmental Control and Life Support System ( How is cooled the Shuttle )
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/383445main_eclss_21002.pdf
Navigation Aids ( or how the Shuttle find precisely the runway during entry)
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/383450main_navigation_aids_workbook%2021002.pdf
Intact Ascent Aborts ( Procedures after ONE engine failure)
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/383447main_intact_ascent_aborts_workbook_21002.pdf
Contigency Aborts Procedures after more than ONE engine failure/degradation
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/383441main_contingency_aborts_21007_31007.pdf
And much more that are not publicly available but findable here after a subscription ( A true Space Gold Mine)
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/
III)Space Shuttle Checklists
Flight Data Files Bible Site
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/flightdatafiles/index.html
Annotated and condensed one
http://wiki.flightgear.org/Flying_the_Shuttle_-_Space_Shuttle_Checklists
A bit more organized:
More informations about Flight Data Files in SCOM part 3
1)Normal situation Checklists
Ascent
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/567068main_ASC_135_F_1.pdf
Post Insertion
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/567074main_PI_135_F.pdf
On Orbit
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/567072main_ORB_OPS_135_F_1.pdf
Rendez Vous
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/567076main_RNDZ_135_F.pdf
Deorbit Preparation
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/492871main_D-O_G_Q_5.pdf
Entry
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/381558main_ENT_G_H_8.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/567069main_ENT_135_F.pdf
2)Non Normal situation Checklists
In the Normal situation Checks above, there are off nominal sections to deal with non critical procedures
For time critical procedures that must be performed within 5 minutes, there are the so called Pocket checklists ( Ascent, Orbit and Entry)
They are almost the same.
Ascent
The Ascent PCL contains procedures that safe systems for continued flight. It also contains orbiter systems powerdown procedures.
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/366508main_APCL_G_O_1.pdf
Orbit
At the initiation of the post insertion phase, the Orbit PCL is utilized. This PCL contains critical orbiter systems malfunction responses and powerdown procedures. The orbit PCL often refers to the orbiter Malfunction Procedures (MAL) Book for detailed troubleshooting.
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/359853main_OPCL_G_M_10.pdf
Contigency Deorbit in case of Severe malfunctions in Orbit ( Loss of cooling systems, or massive elec failure,..) that would lead to a fast deorbit.
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/359894main_C-DO_G_L_8_P%26I.pdf
Entry
The Entry PCL contains critical contingency systems malfunction responses that allow safe continuation of the pre-deorbit through early entry phases along with orbiter systems powerdown procedures.
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/366509main_EPCL_G_M_11.pdf
IV)Space Shuttle Books
To Orbit and Back Again
Like a SCOM, less cryptic, full of anecdotes.
https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9781461409823
Into to the Black
Book about STS 1, it reads like a Thriller
https://www.thespacereview.com/article/2982/1
Shuttle Down
Book about an hypothetical scenario. What if the Shuttle was launched from vandenberg and would have diverted to Easter Island
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/549127.Shuttle_Down
