Challenger [large print] : a true story of heroism and disaster on the edge of space / Adam Higginbotham.
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on fascinating new archival research and in-depth reporting-a riveting history that reads like a thriller."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781420516593
- ISBN: 1420516590
- Physical Description: 981 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: [Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Part 1. The last man on the Moon: Fire on Pad 34 ; Whitey on the Moon ; The spaceplane ; The most complicated machine in history ; The future black spaceman ; The FNGs ; Never a straight answer ; The great tile caper -- Part 2. The high frontier: When thoughts turn inward ; The first American woman in space ; The squeeze ; The black cat ; The human satellite ; Acceptable risk ; The teachernauts ; Abort to orbit ; The mystery of Hangar AF ; The back gate ; The ultimate field trip -- Part 3. The face of God: Friday, January 10, 1986: 7:00 a.m. ; Monday, January 27, 1986: 8:00 a.m. ; Monday, January 27, 1986: 7:55 p.m. ; Tuesday, January 28, 1986: 2:00 a.m. ; Tuesday, January 28, 1986: 11:28 a.m. ; The commission ; The truth ; Apocalypse ; The long fall -- Epilogue. |
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| Subject: | Challenger (Spacecraft) > Accidents. Space shuttles > Accidents > United States. |
| Genre: | Large print books. Informational works. |
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- 8 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Carteret County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Beaufort Main | LP 363.12 HIGGI (Text) | 34208400051073 | Adult Large Print New Nonfiction | Available | - |
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