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Comm Check. . . : The Final Flight of Shuttle Columbia Hardcover
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- Publication Name
- Free Press
- ISBN
- 9780743260916
- Book Title
- Comm Check. . . : the Final Flight of Shuttle Columbia
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Transportation, Science
- Topic
- Aviation / History, General, History, Aeronautics & Astronautics
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 18.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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On February 1, 2003, the unthinkable happened. The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated 37 miles above Texas, seven brave astronauts were killed and America's space program, always an eyeblink from disaster, suffered its second catastrophic in-flight failure. Unlike the Challenger disaster 17 years earlier, Columbia's destruction left the nation one failure away from the potential abandonment of human space exploration. Media coverage in the immediate aftermath focused on the possible cause of the disaster, and on the nation's grief. But the full human story, and the shocking details of NASA's crucial mistakes, have never been told -- until now.Based on dozens of exclusive interviews, never-before-published documents and recordings of key meetings obtained by the authors,Comm Checktakes the reader inside the conference rooms and offices where NASA's best and brightest managed the nation's multi-billion-dollar shuttle program -- and where they failed to recognize the signs of an impending disaster. It is the story of a space program pushed to the brink of failure by relentless political pressure, shrinking budgets and flawed decision making. The independent investigation into the disaster uncovered why Columbia broke apart in the sky above Texas.Comm Checkbrings that story to life with the human drama behind the tragedy.Michael Cabbage and William Harwood, two of America's most respected space journalists, are veterans of all but a handful of NASA's 113 shuttle missions. Tapping a network of sources and bringing a combined three decades of experience to bear, the authors provide a rare glimpse into NASA's inner circles, chronicling the agency's most devastating failure and the challenges that face NASA as it struggles to return America to space.
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Publisher
Free Press
ISBN-10
0743260910
ISBN-13
9780743260916
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5960315
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Book Title
Comm Check. . . : the Final Flight of Shuttle Columbia
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Aviation / History, General, History, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Transportation, Science
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
18.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Tl867.C33 2004
Table of Content
Contents One: Re-EntryTwo: PreparationsThree: "Safe to Fly with No New Concerns"Four: LaunchFive: A Shot in the DarkSix: Mixed SignalsSeven: DisasterEight: AftermathNine: Echoes of ChallengerTen: Re-Entry RevisitedEleven: Returning to FlightEpilogueAppendicesIndex
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2003-070183
Dewey Decimal
363.12/465/0973
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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