IRB Media Summary of Michael D. Leinbach & Jonathan H. Ward's Bringing Columbia Home

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The launch director of the shuttle Columbia was one of the people who would welcome her home when she landed at 9:16 AM. But instead of hearing the customary booms, he heard silence. Something was terribly wrong.#2 In the midst of a spaceflight contingency, the administrator of NASA made a difficult decision and declared a spaceflight emergency.#3 I was the eighth launch director of the Space Shuttle Program, and I was in charge of all shuttle launch operations. I led the final Go for launch.#4 The crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia was made up of some of the most experienced astronauts in history, with a combined total of over 4,800 hours of training before launch.