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Into the black : the extraordinary untold story of the first flight of the space shuttle Columbia and the Astronauts who flew her by Rowland White; [foreword by Richard Truly] is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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The Real-life Techno-thriller From A Bestselling Author And Aviation Expert That Recaptures The Historic Moments Leading Up To The Launch Of The Space Shuttle Columbia And The Exciting Story Of Her Daring Maiden Flight. 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 As
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- Author
- Rowland White; [foreword by Richard Truly]
- Publisher
- Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781501123627
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Engineering, Fiction, Technology
- Rating
- 4.26 / 5 (272 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Into the Black : the Extraordinary Untold Story of the First Flight of the Space Shuttle and the Men Who Flew Her (2016)
- Into the Black : The Extraordinary Untold Story of the First Flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia and the Astronauts Who Flew Her (2015)
- Into the Black : the Extraordinary Untold Story of the First Flight of the Space Shuttle and the Men Who Flew Her (2017)
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