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Title:
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The burning blue : the untold story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's challenger disaster
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Authors:
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Kevin Cook, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2022
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-1-250-83896-4
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Format:
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304 p. / col. ill. / 23 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Recipient of the American Astronautical Society 2021 Emme Award./ Includes index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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TL867
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Subjects:
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Astronauts--Accidents--United States
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Astronauts--History
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Challenger (Spacecraft)--Accidents
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Space flight--United States--History
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Women astronauts
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Description:
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Kevin Cook tells us what really happened on that ill-fated, unforgettable day. He traces the pressures--leading from NASA to the White House--that triggered the fatal order to launch on an ice-cold Florida morning. Cook takes readers inside the shuttle for the agonizing minutes after the explosion, which the astronauts did indeed survive. He uncovers the errors and corner-cutting that led an overconfident space agency to launch a crew that had no chance to escape.
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Format :
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In print
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