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Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew Audiobook, by Jonathan H. Ward Play Audiobook Sample

Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew Audiobook

Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew Audiobook, by Jonathan H. Ward Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Cassandra Campbell, Danny Campbell Publisher: Tantor Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 7.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 5.38 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: April 2018 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781977380807

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

21

Longest Chapter Length:

56:30 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

07:28 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

30:36 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

2

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Publisher Description

On February 1, 2003, Columbia disintegrated on reentry before the nation's eyes, and all seven astronauts aboard were lost. Author Mike Leinbach, Launch Director of the space shuttle program at NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center was a key leader in the search and recovery effort as NASA, FEMA, the FBI, the US Forest Service, and dozens more federal, state, and local agencies combed an area of rural east Texas the size of Rhode Island for every piece of the shuttle and her crew they could find. Assisted by hundreds of volunteers, it would become the largest ground search operation in US history.

For the first time, here is the definitive inside story of the Columbia disaster and recovery and the inspiring message it ultimately holds. In the aftermath of tragedy, people and communities came together to help bring home the remains of the crew and nearly forty percent of shuttle, an effort that was instrumental in piecing together what happened so the shuttle program could return to flight and complete the International Space Station. Bringing Columbia Home shares the deeply personal stories that emerged as NASA employees looked for lost colleagues and searchers overcame immense physical, logistical, and emotional challenges and worked together to accomplish the impossible.

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"A gripping account of a fatal tragedy and the impressive and deeply emotional human response that ensued."

— Kirkus Starred Review

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About the Authors

Jonathan H. Ward works to bring the thrill of the space program to life for the general public as a Solar System Ambassador for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and as a frequent speaker on space exploration topics to interest groups and at regional conferences. He is the author of two previous books on space exploration. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Michael D. Leinbach was the last launch director in the space shuttle program at NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center, responsible for overall shuttle launch countdown activities until the end of the program in 2011. In November 2004, Leinbach was awarded the prestigious 2004 Presidential Rank Award. He lives in Scottsmoor, Florida.

About the Narrators

Cassandra Campbell has won multiple Audie Awards, Earphones Awards, and the prestigious Odyssey Award for narration. She was been named a “Best Voice” by AudioFile magazine and in 2018 was inducted in Audible’s inaugural Narrator Hall of Fame.

Danny Campbell is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and an actor who has appeared in CBS’ The Guardian, the films A Pool, a Fool, and a Duel and Greater Than Gravity, and in over twenty-five commercials. He is a company member of the Independent Shakespeare Company in Los Angeles and is an adjunct faculty member at Santa Monica College.