risk assessment

Recounts the dangerous realities of space travel, describing the many events that could cause an astronaut's death and chronicling the efforts of Russian and American Mission Controls to bring back three astronauts left orbiting Earth in the Space Station after the "Columbia" exploded on February 1, 2003.

Describes advancing technology in the early twenty-first century and threats to the security of personal information, discussing passports, Blackberry devices, iPads, commercial photocopiers, and other gadgets with digital capabilities, and explaining ways to embrace technology in daily life and remain protected.