Space disasters

Woods, Michael, 1946-

Book 2008

"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 of 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, killi...

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Astronautics Accidents Juvenile literature

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Disasters up close Woods, Michael, 1946- Disasters up close

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ISBN:

9780822567752

Description:

64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 60) and index

Contents:

What are space disasters?
Recipe for disaster
Danger zones : air and space
Measuring a menace
Recovery
The future

LCCN:

2007030529

Control Number:

170922

Other Authors:

Woods, Mary B. (Mary Boyle), 1946-

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