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Author Cook, Richard C.

Title Challenger revealed : an insider's account of how the Reagan administration caused the greatest tragedy of the space age / Richard C. Cook.

Publication Info. New York : Thunder's Mouth Press, 2006.

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 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  363.124 COOK    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  629.44 COOK    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  363.124 C773    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  629.45 COOK    Check Shelf
Description ix, 518 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [491]-504) and index.
Contents Part I: pre-disaster--"We got you cheap"--"Think and talk positive"--"Two-minute ride"--"The centaur is the only vehicle"--"Giving an honest estimate"--"Fly as is"--Part II: History--"First you have to get the horse"--"Get out of our way"--"A vision of the future"--"We'll end up ruling the world"--"Lesson from space"--Part III: Leaks-- "Don't let anybody say anything"--"This is good stuff"--"An unpleasant, unfortunate situation"--"What is he doing to them?"--"Lower temperatures aggravate this problem"--"The tooth fairy"--"Afraid that the messenger may be slain"--Part IV: Responsibility-- "Shockingly sparse concerns for human life"--"It is not going to fail because of me"--"They think you're close to the truth"--"No one expected Challenger to be launched--"No such thing has ever taken place".
Subject Challenger (Spacecraft) -- Accidents.
ISBN 1560259809: $28.95
9781560259800
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