Into The Black: The Extraordinary Untold Story of the First Flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia & the Astronauts Who Flew Her by Rowland White. In 1981, the Columbia launched for the first time--a triumph of science & aviation. But early in the flight, indicators showed a breach in the heat shield, forcing NASA and the astronauts on board to improvise a plan to get the shuttle back into the atmosphere safely. A race-against-the-clock technological thriller. #MedinaLibrary #RowlandWhite…
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