Bibliograph

The burning blue, the untold story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger disaster, Kevin Cook

Type

Label

The burning blue, the untold story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger disaster, Kevin Cook

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The burning blue

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1199125103

Responsibility statement

Kevin Cook

Sub title

the untold story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger disaster

Summary

"The untold story of a national trauma--NASA's Challenger explosion--and what really happened to America's Teacher in Space, illuminating the tragic cost of humanity setting its sight on the stars"--, Provided by publisherJanuary 28, 1986. NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded after blasting off from Cape Canaveral. Christa McAuliffe, America's "Teacher in Space" was instantly killed, along with the other six members of the mission. At least that's what most of us remember. Cook tells us what really happened on that ill-fated, unforgettable day. He traces the pressures that triggered the fatal order to launch on an ice-cold Florida morning. He takes readers inside the shuttle for the agonizing minutes after the explosion, which the astronauts did indeed survive. Centering on McAuliffe, Cook reveals the human price the Challenger crew and America paid for politics, and the national dream of "reaching for the stars." -- adapted from jacket

Target audience

adult

Creator