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005			20180722222541.0
008			160404s2016 nyuab b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2016006784
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019			_a913303540 _a948564333
020			_a9781501123627 (hardcover)
020			_a1501123629 (hardcover)
020			_a9781501123634 (pbk.)
020			_a1501123637 (pbk.)
020			_z9781501123641
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092			_a629.441 _bW587
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aWhite, Rowland. _9302570
245	1	0	_aInto the black : _bthe extraordinary untold story of the first flight of the space shuttle Columbia and the men who flew her / _cRowland White.
264		1	_aNew York : _bTouchstone, _c2016.
300			_axviii, 445 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (some color), maps ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aForeword by Richard Truly -- Author's note -- The next generation -- In and out of the shadows -- Mojave -- In the balance -- Ignition! -- Brought down -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Appendix: STS-1 graphics and location maps -- Index.
520			_aThe real-life techno-thriller from a bestselling author and aviation expert that recaptures the historic moments leading up to the launch of the space shuttle Columbia and the exciting story of her daring maiden flight. Using interviews, NASA oral histories, and recently declassified material, Into the Black pieces together the dramatic untold story of the Columbia mission and the brave people who dedicated themselves to help the United States succeed in the age of space exploration. On April 12, 1981, NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia blasted off from Cape Canaveral. It was the most advanced, state-of-the-art flying machine ever built, challenging the minds and imagination of America's top engineers and pilots. Columbia was the world's first real spaceship: a winged rocket plane, the size of an airliner, and capable of flying to space and back before preparing to fly again. On board were moonwalker John Young and test pilot Bob Crippen. Less than an hour after Young and Crippen's spectacular departure from the Cape, all was not well. Tiles designed to protect the ship from the blowtorch burn of re-entry were missing from the heat shield. If the damage to Columbia was too great, the astronauts wouldn't be able to return safely to earth. NASA turned to the National Reconnaissance Office, a spy agency hidden deep inside the Pentagon whose very existence was classified. To help the ship, the NRO would attempt something never done before. Success would require skill, perfect timing, and luck. Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, Into the Black is a thrilling race against time and the incredible true story of the first space shuttle mission that celebrates our passion for spaceflight.
520			_aOn April 12, 1981, NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia blasted off from Cape Canaveral: a state-of-the-art flying machine, and the world's first real spaceship: a winged rocket plane, the size of an airliner, and capable of flying to space and back before preparing to fly again. Less than an hour after departure tiles designed to protect the ship from the blowtorch burn of re-entry were missing from the heat shield. White recaptures the historic moments leading up to the launch of the Columbia, her daring maiden flight, and her life and death struggle to return, using interviews, NASA oral histories, and recently declassified material.
610	2	0	_aColumbia (Spacecraft) _9302571
650		0	_aSpace shuttles. _9302572
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