Bibliograph

Bringing Columbia home, the untold story of a lost space shuttle and her crew, Michael D. Leinbach and Jonathan H. Ward ; foreword by astronaut Robert Crippen ; epilogue by astronaut Eileen Collins

Type

Label

Bringing Columbia home, the untold story of a lost space shuttle and her crew, Michael D. Leinbach and Jonathan H. Ward ; foreword by astronaut Robert Crippen ; epilogue by astronaut Eileen Collins

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsphotographsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bringing Columbia home

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Michael D. Leinbach and Jonathan H. Ward ; foreword by astronaut Robert Crippen ; epilogue by astronaut Eileen Collins

Sub title

the untold story of a lost space shuttle and her crew

Summary

Shares the deeply personal stories that emerged as NASA employees looked for lost colleagues and searchers overcame immense physical, logistical, and emotional challenges and worked together to accomplish the impossible

Table Of Contents

Foreword by Robert Crippen -- Silence and shock -- Good things come to people who wait -- The foam strike -- Landing day -- Recovery day 1 -- Assessing the situation -- Searching for the crew -- Columbia is going home in a coffin -- Walkers, divers, and spotters -- Their mission became our mission -- Reconstructing Columbia -- Healing and closure -- Preserving and learning from Columbia -- The beginning of the end -- Celebrating 25,000 heroes -- Epilogue by Eileen Collins

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