Space Disasters (Disasters Up Close)

Space Disasters is part of the Disasters Up Close series. It explores what space disasters are, why they happen, and how such disasters have impacted mankinds mission to explore outer space. Examples explored are the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion of 1986 and the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003. All Identifiers : goodreads:9913423 Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes Single Author : Michael Woods Original Source : Mirc New Files 02 02 B Sorted Author by LN, FN: Woods, Michael Title Length : 015 Title Parm D : Space Disasters Title Parm F : Space Disasters Title Parm A : Space Disasters Title Parm B : ( Record ID : 1638 Uncomma Author : Michael Woods Num of Aut : 1 Imagine watching a space shuttle on the launchpad, ready to blast off into orbit. Astronauts have embarked on some of the most amazing adventures and made incredible discoveries. Yet sadly some the most well-planned launches have ended in tragedy. In fifty years of space travel, space disasters have claimed the lives of more than twenty astronauts and one hundred space workers. In two of the worst disasters, space shuttles exploded, killing all the astronauts onboard. With dramatic images and eyewitness accounts—plus the latest facts and figures—this book gives you a close-up look at space disasters. Describes space disasters, discussing such causes as human error and mechanical failure, and provides facts, figures, and eyewitness accounts of notable disasters and their effect upon space exploration. Examines the events leading to various space disasters, the consequences of these accidents, and how they might have been averted What are space disasters? Recipe for disaster Danger zones : air and space Measuring a menace Recovery The future.