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

by Michael D. Cole

Book Overview

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."