Challenger : 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: 9781982176617
- ISBN: 198217661X
- ISBN: 9781982176624
- ISBN: 1982176628
- Physical Description: xi, 561 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
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. SubjectChallenger (Spacecraft) -- Accidents. |
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Subject: | Challenger (Spacecraft) > Accidents. Space shuttles > Accidents > United States. Space shuttles. Space vehicle accidents. |
Genre: | Informational works. |
Available copies
- 32 of 52 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Brown Library System.
Holds
- 4 current holds with 52 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | 363.124 Hig (Text) | 30308101349109 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |