AVIATION FACTFILE: SHUTTLE CHALLENGER

with Foreword by Gordon Fullerton

former NASA astronaut

Published by Salamander Books Limited

Shuttle Challenger is a book about a space vehicle. In detailed text and official NASA photos, the complete story of OV-099 unfolds, from its development through its ten missions, subsequent inquiry into the accident and programme recovery. This book is a story of why Challenger succeeded, and succeeded well, rather than just a book of why she and her crew of seven were lost.

To help readers find their way about, the book opens with two chapters that explain Challenger's role in the overall programme and her construction history. The central section of the book consists of a detailed examination of each of her ten missions, including the disastrous 51-L. A final chapter looks at the findings of the Commission of Inquiry. In conclusion, appendices list all Challenger's astronauts and payloads. A selection of data tables and a glossary are also included.

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