The Challenger : the explosion on liftoff

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Title:

The Challenger : the explosion on liftoff

Author:

Streissguth, Thomas, 1958-

ISBN:

9780736813228

Publication Information:

Mankato, Minn. : Capstone High-Interest Books, c2003.

Physical Description:

32 p. : color illustrations.

Series:

Disaster!

Corporate Subject:

Challenger (Spacecraft)

Subject Term:

Space shuttles -- Accidents.

Space shuttles.

Summary:

Portrays the space shuttle Challenger, the events that led to its destruction, and the effects of the disaster on the space program.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Stillwater Public Library	J 629.441 STR	Searching... Unknown

Summary

Examines the space shuttle Challenger, and the events that led to its destruction, along with the effects of the disaster on the NASA space program.

Author Notes

Thomas Streissguth is an author who grew up in the Midwest. He worked in New York in magazines for four years and as a juvenile book editor in Minneapolis for six. He has published about 40 books of non-fiction: biographies, history, geography books, and the like. His title's include: Dracula, Cleopatra, Hoaxers and Hustlers, Jack London, and Vladmir Putin.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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Intended for reluctant readers, this book covers the [cf2]Challenger[cf1] space shuttle disaster from liftoff to explosion. The history of the space program and design of the space shuttle are discussed, as well as what caused the accident and what was learned from it. Supplementing the sparsely written text are color photos, a Fast Facts chart, a timeline, and a list of resources. Glos., ind. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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