Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (622 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813041937 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 648 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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In this whistle-blowing yet rigorous and fair-minded book, McDonald, with the assistance of internationally distinguished aerospace historian James R. Probably no one felt more disappointment and regret than Allan McDonald, who had warned us not to launch that day. Elder III, Eastern New Mexico UniversityOn a cold January morning in 1986, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Challenger, despite warnings against doing so by many individuals, including Allan McDonald. The fiery destruction of Challenger on live television moments after launch remains an indelible image in the nation’s collective memory.In Truth, Lies, and O-Rings, McDonald, a skilled engineer and executive, relives the tragedy from where he stood at Launch Control Center. As he f
Probably no one felt more disappointment and regret than Allan McDonald, who had warned us not to launch that day. We all watched in shock and disbelief when Challenger was lost. His story tells of loss, grief, and the eventual rebuilding and recovery.""--Robert ""Hoot"" Gibson, former Space Shuttle pilot and commander ""A major contribution to a difficult episode in the history of human spaceflight.""--Roger D. Launius, Division of Space History, Smithsonian Institution ""McDonald tells the heartbreaking tale of how he saw his words of warning ignored, and the fateful consequences of that decision.""--Donald C. Elder III, Eastern New Mexico University
IMHO, Best book written about Challenger to date! Jay M. Chladek I first heard about this book a few months ago at []. Indeed, the title seemed somewhat tabloid I would say as it was about as blunt as an anvil falling on Willie Coyote's head in a Road Runner cartoon. I had some reservations picking it up until I learned that one of the authors was James Hansen, a former NASA historian who is currently a history professor at Auburn University (and of course, writer of "First Man" about Neil Armstrong). McDonald was a bit of a wildcard as although I recalled his name from the Challenger investigation, this was his first book and I wasn't exactly s. It's a page turnerif you're interested in the subject Jacob I grew up wanting to be an astronaut. Then I realized you have to be smart to do that, so I settled for being a pilot, but I still love space stuff. This book gets pretty technical, but not enough to make it boring. If you're interested to know the dirty details of the challenger accident and subsequent history of NASA and Morton Thiokol, this is an Awesome read! You won't be able to put it down. It flows very well.. "Best book I've ever read on the Challenger accident" according to Cory. What a great book, told from the point of view of someone who was intimately involved in the pre and post launch activities. The book can get a little technical at times, but otherwise reads like an enthralling novel. I felt like I was pulled into a time machine to 1986. Honestly the best book I've ever read on the subject of the Challenger disaster.