The Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster: From First Liftoff to Tragic Final Flight

by Michael D. Cole

In 1981, the country watched in awe as the space shuttle Columbia made its victorious return to Earth after a hugely successful first mission. More than two decades later, television screens were again filled with images of Columbia, but for a very different reason. Columbia had broken apart in mid-air, killing all seven astronauts aboard. It was the end of an era. This book goes back to the beginning, when John Young and Robert Crippen became the...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766022951
• ISBN13: 9780766022959
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster

This is a very good book if you like a lot of technical detail as well as personal information about the astronauts aboard Columbia for STS-107. There are some photographs in the book as well that help you get to know the crew and understand the events that led to this "tragic final flight."