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Into the Black

Rowland White

  • Bindwijze: Paperback
  • Taal: en
  • Categorie: Mens & Maatschappij
  • ISBN: 9781501123634
The Extraordinary Untold Story of the First Flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia and the Astronauts Who Flew Her
Inhoud
Taal:en
Bindwijze:Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum:18 april 2017
Aantal pagina's:457
Illustraties:Nee
Betrokkenen
Hoofdauteur:Rowland White
Hoofdauteur:Rowland White
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Extra groot lettertype:Nee
Product breedte:152 mm
Product hoogte:32 mm
Product lengte:229 mm
Studieboek:Nee
Verpakking breedte:152 mm
Verpakking hoogte:33 mm
Verpakking lengte:226 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht:544 g
Overige kenmerken
Extra groot lettertype:Nee
Product breedte:152 mm
Product hoogte:32 mm
Product lengte:229 mm
Studieboek:Nee
Verpakking breedte:152 mm
Verpakking hoogte:33 mm
Verpakking lengte:226 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht:544 g

Samenvatting

A book “no aviation buff will want to miss” (The Wall Street Journal) and “the perfect tale that educates as it entertains” (#1 bestselling author Clive Cussler), Into the Black recaptures the historic moments leading up to and the exciting story of the astronauts who flew the daring maiden flight of the space shuttle Columbia.

Using interviews, NASA oral histories, and recently declassified material, Into the Black pieces together the dramatic untold story of the Columbia mission and the brave people who dedicated themselves to help the United States succeed in the age of space exploration. On April 12, 1981, NASA’s Space Shuttle Columbia blasted off from Cape Canaveral. It was the most advanced, state-of-the-art flying machine ever built, challenging the minds and imagination of America’s top engineers and pilots. Columbia was the world’s first real spaceship: a winged rocket plane, the size of an airliner, and capable of flying to space and back before preparing to fly again.

On board were moonwalker John Young and test pilot Bob Crippen. Less than an hour after Young and Crippen’s spectacular departure from the Cape, all was not well. Tiles designed to protect the ship from the blowtorch burn of re-entry were missing from the heat shield. If the damage to Columbia was too great, the astronauts wouldn’t be able to return safely to earth. NASA turned to the National Reconnaissance Office, a spy agency hidden deep inside the Pentagon whose very existence was classified. To help the ship, the NRO would attempt something never done before. Success would require skill, perfect timing, and luck.

Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, Into the Black is a thrilling race against time and the incredible true story of the first space shuttle mission that celebrates our passion for spaceflight.