Bibliograph

The space shuttle Challenger, by Todd Kortemeier ; content consultant, Robin Dillon-Merrill

Type

Label

The space shuttle Challenger, by Todd Kortemeier ; content consultant, Robin Dillon-Merrill

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The space shuttle Challenger

Oclc number

1121084201

Responsibility statement

by Todd Kortemeier ; content consultant, Robin Dillon-Merrill

Series statement

Engineering disasters

Summary

On January 28, 1986, NASA launched the space shuttle Challenger. The shuttle had flown several times before. But this time, just over a minute into the flight, the shuttle exploded, killing its crew of seven. This book examines the scope of the disaster, its causes, and how people can keep a similar disaster from happening again

Table Of Contents

A chilly morning -- The shuttle -- Piecing things together -- Finding the cause -- Return to flight

Target audience

juvenile

Classification