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Bold They Rise: The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972-1986

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Bold They Rise: The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972-1986
Bold They Rise: The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972-1986

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Bold They Rise: The Space Shuttle Early Years, 1972-1986

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tells the story of the Space Shuttle through the personal experiences of the astronauts, engineers, and scientists who made it happen--in space and on the ground, from the days of research and design through the heroic accomplishments of the program to the tragic last minutes of the disaster. In the participants' own voices, we learn what so few are privy to: what it was like to create a new form of spacecraft, to risk one's life testing that craft, to float freely in the vacuum of space as a one-man satellite, to witness a friend's death. A guided tour of the shuttle in historical, scientific, and personal terms, this book provides a fascinating, richly informed, and deeply personal view of a feat without parallel in the human story. is the coauthor of (Nebraska, 2011). has worked as an education writer for NASA. is a NASA astronaut who piloted the first Space Shuttle flight.

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