05180cam a2200793 4500 1271685887 TxAuBib 20240515120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781982176631 1982176636 B0CL5G9HL7 Amazon e15f4a6a-cfbe-4945-bb62-580e4148ec68 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10216823 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Higginbotham, Adam. Challenger [OverDrive] : A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space. Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 2024. Ronald Reagan. nasa. Columbia. american history. chernobyl. space. indianapolis. watergate. History. space shuttle. Chris Wallace. SpaceX. space flight. sally ride. space program. david grann. elon Musk. Challenger Shuttle. kathy sullivan. lynn vincent. Challenger disaster. Christa McAuliffe. the wager. anna fisher. judy resnik. rhea seddon. shannon lucid. garrett graff. oceangate. Titan submersible. boeing disaster. challenger netflix. challenger tragedy. engineering disaster. sara vladic. submersible disaster. titanic submersible. you're wrong about. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 21MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. History. Technology. Nonfiction. HTML:"Vivid...A true-life thriller." —The New York Times <li> "Gripping history." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) <ul> <li>"Dramatic...[A] moving narrative." —The Wall Street Journal</li> <li>"One of this generation's best nonfiction writers working at the top of his game." —Garrett M. Graff 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 in-depth reporting and new archival research—a riveting history that reads like a thriller. On January 28, 1986, just seventy-three seconds into flight, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean, killing all seven people on board. Millions of Americans witnessed the tragic deaths of the crew, which included New Hampshire schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. Like the assassination of JFK, the Challenger disaster is a defining moment in twentieth-century history—one that forever changed the way America thought of itself and its optimistic view of the future. Yet the full story of what happened, and why, has never been told. Based on extensive archival research and meticulous, original reporting, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space follows a handful of central protagonists—including each of the seven members of the doomed crew—through the years leading up to the accident, and offers a detailed account of the tragedy itself and the investigation afterward. It's a compelling tale of ambition and ingenuity undermined by political cynicism and cost-cutting in the interests of burnishing national prestige; of hubris and heroism; and of an investigation driven by leakers and whistleblowers determined to bring the truth to light. Throughout, there are the ominous warning signs of a tragedy to come, recognized but then ignored, and later hidden from the public. Higginbotham reveals the history of the shuttle program and the lives of men and women whose stories have been overshadowed by the disaster, as well as the designers, engineers, and test pilots who struggled against the odds to get the first shuttle into space. A masterful blend of riveting human drama and fascinating and absorbing science, Challenger identifies a turning point in history—and brings to life an even more complex and astonishing story than we remember.</li> </ul> </li>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-05-14 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e15f4a6a-cfbe-4945-bb62-580e4148ec68&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e15f4a6a-cfbe-4945-bb62-580e4148ec68&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e15f4a6a-cfbe-4945-bb62-580e4148ec68&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)