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Author : William Caper
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781597163675
Discusses the Challenger space shuttle explosion, including information on the shuttle, the crew, and what went wrong.
Author : DIANE Publishing Company,Southgate Publishers
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1995-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788119125
Author : Diane Vaughan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780226346960
“An in-depth account of the events and personal actions which led to a great tragedy in the history of America’s space program.” —James D. Smith, former Solid Rocket Booster Chief, NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, millions of Americans became bound together in a single, historic moment. Many still vividly remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard about the tragedy. Diane Vaughan recreates the steps leading up to that fateful decision, contradicting conventional interpretations to prove that what occurred at NASA was not skullduggery or misconduct but a disastrous mistake. Why did NASA managers, who not only had all the information prior to the launch but also were warned against it, decide to proceed? In retelling how the decision unfolded through the eyes of the managers and the engineers, Vaughan uncovers an incremental descent into poor judgment, supported by a culture of high-risk technology. She reveals how and why NASA insiders, when repeatedly faced with evidence that something was wrong, normalized the deviance so that it became acceptable to them. In a new preface, Vaughan reveals the ramifications for this book and for her when a similar decision-making process brought down NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003. “Vaughn finds the traditional explanation of the [Challenger] accident to be profoundly unsatisfactory . . . One by one, she unravels the conclusions of the Rogers Commission.” —The New York Times “A landmark study.” —Atlantic “Vaughn gives us a rare view into the working level realities of NASA . . . The cumulative force of her argument and evidence is compelling.” —Scientific American
Author : Kevin Cook
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781250755568
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 You’ve seen the pictures. You know what happened. Or do you? On January 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. 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. But this is more than a corrective to a now-dimming memory. Centering on McAuliffe, a charmingly down-to-earth civilian on the cusp of history, The Burning Blue animates a colorful cast of characters: a pair of red-hot flyers at the shuttle's controls, the second female and first Jewish astronaut, the second Black astronaut, and the first Asian American and Buddhist in space. Drawing vivid portraits of Christa and the astronauts, Cook makes readers forget the fate they're hurtling toward. With drama, immediacy, and shocking surprises, he reveals the human price the Challenger crew and America paid for politics, capital-P Progress, and the national dream of "reaching for the stars."
Author : Heather Adamson
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780736868730
In graphic novel format, tells the story of Christa McAuliffe and the six other NASA astronauts who lost their lives in the Challenger space shuttle disaster on January 28, 1986.
Author : Henry M. Holden
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 076605165X
Space flight is the ultimate adventure. The astronauts that volunteer to explore the frontiers of space are both courageous and highly skilled. Their missions into the unknown are exciting and groundbreaking, as well as very dangerous. From famous astronauts such as the legendary John Glenn and Sally Ride, to disasters such as Apollo 13 and the fatal Challenger accident, each book in this series captures the dream, the excitement, and the risk of space exploration. Book jacket.
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1542768675
*Includes pictures *Profiles the origins of the mission and what went wrong *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents In the decades after the Apollo program, American space shuttles flew over 130 missions and successfully completed over 98% of them, but unfortunately, the two most famous missions were the ones that ended tragically aboard the Challenger and Columbia. The Space Shuttle Challenger was the most heavily used space shuttle in the three years it was operational, carrying the first minority astronaut and woman astronaut into space. Challenger was also the first space shuttle to complete a landing at night. On the morning of January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger launched for the 10th time, beginning mission STS-51-L. Space shuttles had already successfully completed 24 missions, and no American spacecraft had ever failed to reach orbit during an official mission. On this mission, the Challenger was carrying a satellite for the Tracking and Data Relay Satellites system, which was to be deployed in orbit. The crew included Ronald McNair, who had already been the second African-American in space, and Ellison Onizuka, who had already been the first Asian-American astronaut in space. But the highlight of the mission was to be the "NASA Teacher in Space Project," in which a civilian teacher would give teaching lessons to his or her class while onboard the space shuttle. The winner of the competition was Christa McAuliffe, a high school teacher in Concord, New Hampshire, who wrote a winning essay and had to undergo a year of astronaut training before that fateful day. It was a beautiful morning, and many spectators came to the Kennedy Space Center to watch the launch, including McAuliffe's parents and her students. Several news networks were carrying live broadcasts of the launch, including live shots of McAuliffe's parents as they watched the Challenger liftoff. Mission Control's transmissions to the Challenger were being blared over loudspeakers to give spectators a play-by-play of the shuttle's ascent. Ascent seemed to be going normally during the first minute, but about 75 seconds into the ascent, a plastic O-ring used to seal a joint in one of the solid rocket boosters failed, causing a breach of hot gas. That gas spread to the other rocket booster and the external fuel tank, causing an explosion. When the spectators saw the explosion, many of them started cheering, unaware of what was really happening. But Mission Control quickly announced that there had been some sort of problem, and the crowd became confused and then panicky as the space shuttle, fuel tank and rocket boosters all broke apart and flew in opposite directions. Some cameras fixed on the falling debris as it fell to the ocean, while others stayed focused on McAuliffe's parents. The entire crew was killed in the explosion, and investigations concluded that they may have survived until crashing into the ocean. After the Challenger disaster, the space shuttles were grounded for about two years, and a commission issued findings that would be used in an effort to prevent similar tragedies. The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster: The History and Legacy of NASA's Most Notorious Tragedy chronicles the disaster from the origins of its mission to what went so terribly wrong. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Challenger like never before.
Author : John Micklos Jr
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781491420461
"Explains the Challenger Explosion, including its chronology, causes, and lasting effects"--
Author : Pranas T. Naujokaitis
Publisher : First Second
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250815217
Let this graphic novel be your time machine! In History Comics, the new nonfiction graphic novel series from First Second, the past comes alive! In History Comics: The Challenger Disaster, we turn the clock back to January 28, 1986. Seven astronauts boarded the space shuttle Challenger on what would be a routine mission. All eyes and cameras were on crew member Christa McAuliffe, a high school teacher, who was set to become the first private citizen in space. Excitement filled the air as the clock counted down to liftoff. But at T-plus seventy-three seconds after launch, the unthinkable happened . . . What caused the midair explosion? In Pranas T. Naujokaitis's imaginative tale, set in a far-off future, a group of curious kids investigate the hard questions surrounding the Challenger explosion. Inspired by the legacy and sacrifice of the Challenger seven, they continue in their footsteps, setting out toward the stars and into the great unknown!
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Life support systems (Space environment)
ISBN : UIUC:30112050025532
Author : Adam Stone
Publisher : Bellwether Media
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781612119878
After successfully going into space nine times, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds into its tenth mission. Many people saw the blast happen on television! Find out what went wrong in this graphic novel for young readers.
Author : Suzanne Lieurance
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0766014193
Traces the history of the space shuttle Challenger mission and shows the causes of the space disaster that shocked the world.
Author : Thomas Streissguth
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0736813225
Portrays the space shuttle Challenger, the events that led to its destruction, and the effects of the disaster on the space program.
Author : Henry M. Holden
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781464609855
On the frigid morning of January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger rumbled off the launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Brilliant orange flames and clouds of smoke billowed out of the external fuel tank, lifting Challenger high into the crystal-blue sky. The mission had attracted worldwide attention. NASA was sending the first teacher, Christa McAuliffe, into space. Crowds gathered to watch the launch, and millions tuned in on television, but less than two minutes into the mission, Challenger exploded in midair, and the historic day ended in tragedy. Author Henry M. Holden takes an in-depth look at this space shuttle disaster.
Author : Allan J. McDonald
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 1075 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780813047010
On a cold January morning in 1986, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Challenger, despite warnings against doing so by many individuals, including Allan McDonald. The fiery destruction of Challenger on live television moments after launch remains an indelible image in the nation’s collective memory. In Truth, Lies, and O-Rings, McDonald, a skilled engineer and executive, relives the tragedy from where he stood at Launch Control Center. As he fought to draw attention to the real reasons behind the disaster, he was the only one targeted for retribution by both NASA and his employer, Morton Thiokol, Inc., makers of the shuttle's solid rocket boosters. In this whistle-blowing yet rigorous and fair-minded book, McDonald, with the assistance of internationally distinguished aerospace historian James R. Hansen, addresses all of the factors that led to the accident, some of which were never included in NASA's Failure Team report submitted to the Presidential Commission. Truth, Lies, and O-Rings is the first look at the Challenger tragedy and its aftermath from someone who was on the inside, recognized the potential disaster, and tried to prevent it. It also addresses the early warnings of very severe debris issues from the first two post-Challenger flights, which ultimately resulted in the loss of Columbia some fifteen years later.