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Backward and Forward: My Life in Stories and Poems By Darla Peake Hunter
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Type
- Stories
- Publication Name
- ?
- Subject
- Poetry, Autobiography
- ISBN
- 9780813041933
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Florida
ISBN-10
0813041937
ISBN-13
9780813041933
eBay Product ID (ePID)
110960766
Product Key Features
Book Title
Truth, Lies and O-Rings : inside the Space Shuttle 'challenger' Disaster
Number of Pages
656 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Political Process / Political Advocacy, American Government / General, Aeronautics & Astronautics, United States / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Technology & Engineering, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
33 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
We all watched in shock and disbelief when Challenger was lost. Probably no one felt more disappointment and regret than Allan McDonald, who had warned us not to launch that day. His story tells of loss, grief, and the eventual rebuilding and recovery.""- Robert ""Hoot"" Gibson, former Space Shuttle pilot and commander; ""A major contribution to a difficult episode in the history of human spaceflight.""- Roger D. Launius, Division of Space History, Smithsonian Institution; ""McDonald tells the heartbreaking tale of how he saw his words of warning ignored, and the fateful consequences of that decision.""- Donald C. Elder III, Eastern New Mexico University
Dewey Decimal
363.12/416
Synopsis
What they didn't want you to know "We all watched in shock and disbelief when Challenger was lost. Probably no one felt more disappointment and regret than Allan McDonald, who had warned us not to launch that day. His story tells of loss, grief, and the eventual rebuilding and recovery."--Robert "Hoot" Gibson, former Space Shuttle pilot and commander "A major contribution to a difficult episode in the history of human spaceflight."--Roger D. Launius, Division of Space History, Smithsonian Institution "McDonald tells the heartbreaking tale of how he saw his words of warning ignored, and the fateful consequences of that decision."--Donald C. Elder III, Eastern New Mexico University 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., Now available in paperback, Truth, Lies, and O-Rings was the first examination of the Challenger tragedy and its aftermath from someone who was on the inside, recognised 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.
LC Classification Number
TL867.M3625 2012
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