This newly revised book tells the story of Christa McAuliffe and how she graduated from her role as a much-loved high school teacher to occupying a seat on the Challenger, the veteran orbiter’s tenth and last flight into space.
This newly revised book tells the story of Christa McAuliffe and how she graduated from her role as a much-loved high school teacher to occupying a seat on the Challenger, the veteran orbiter’s tenth and last flight into space.
Colin Burgess is the author or editor of several books on spaceflight, including Shattered Dreams: The Lost and Canceled Space Missions (Nebraska, 2019) and Fallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon, Revised Edition (Nebraska, 2016). Grace George Corrigan (1924–2018) was an education advocate and the mother of Christa McAuliffe. She is the author of A Journal for Christa: Christa McAuliffe, Teacher in Space (Nebraska, 2000).
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword by Grace George Corrigan Acknowledgments 1. Launch Day 2. No Ordinary Person 3. Touching the Future 4. The Ride of a Lifetime 5. Civilians in Space 6. Learning the Ropes 7. Delays and More Delays 8. “The Craft Has Exploded!” 9. The Dream Continues 10. Educating from Orbit Epilogue: Christa McAuliffe’s Messenger Appendix A: Shuttle Orbiter Challenger Facts and Figures Appendix B: Numbering the Shuttle Flights Appendix C: Honors for the Seven Challenger Astronauts Index
Foreword by Grace George Corrigan Acknowledgments 1. Launch Day 2. No Ordinary Person 3. Touching the Future 4. The Ride of a Lifetime 5. Civilians in Space 6. Learning the Ropes 7. Delays and More Delays 8. “The Craft Has Exploded!” 9. The Dream Continues 10. Educating from Orbit Epilogue: Christa McAuliffe’s Messenger Appendix A: Shuttle Orbiter Challenger Facts and Figures Appendix B: Numbering the Shuttle Flights Appendix C: Honors for the Seven Challenger Astronauts Index
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