columbia (spacecraft)

"NASA sent astronauts safely into space for many years. Then, their missions were put on hold after Challenger exploded at launch, killing all the astronauts on board. Despite their best efforts to prevent another catastrophe, this would not be the last deadly shuttle. Columbia broke apart on its return to Earth. Follow along with the true stories of two tragic space flights. Then, review that you've learned with a recap timeline and a quick quiz to check how much doomed history you remember"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces readers to the life of the first Indian-American astronaut, Kalpana Chawla.

"The events surrounding the space shuttle Columbia disaster did not look the same to everyone involved. Readers can step back in time and into the shoes of a news reporter, a potential future astronaut, and a family as readers act out scenes and compare and contrast various perspectives. Written with simplified, considerate text to help struggling readers, books in this series are made to build confidence as readers engage and read aloud. Includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, and timeline"--Provided by publisher.

"This book relays the factual details of the Columbia space shuttle explosion. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a WRDY news reporter, potential future astronaut, and a family. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives while gathering and analyzing information about a modern event"--Provided by publisher.

"Mike Leinbach was the launch director of the space shuttle program when Columbia disintegrated on reentry before a nation's eyes on February 1, 2003. And it would be Mike Leinbach who would be a key leader in the search and recovery effort as NASA, FEMA, the FBI, the US Forest Service, and dozens more federal, state, and local agencies combed an area of rural east Texas the size of Rhode Island for every piece of the shuttle and her crew they could find. Assisted by hundreds of volunteers, it would become the largest ground search operation in US history"--Jacket flap.

"This book relays the factual details of the Columbia space shuttle explosion. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a WRDY news reporter, potential future astronaut, and a family. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives while gathering and analyzing information about a modern event"--Provided by publisher.