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Apr 22, 2024 |
shepherd.com | Christopher Gainor |Andrew Chaikin |Meredith Bagby |Roger D. Launius
I have read many books about the Apollo astronauts and their journeys to the Moon, but this very readable book is the only one that took me along on the greatest human adventure in space. Chaikin also left me knowing each one of these astronauts better than I did when I started. Why should I read it? 6authors pickedA Man on the Moonas one of their favorite books, and they sharewhy you should read it. What is this book about?
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Apr 7, 2024 |
scitechdaily.com | Andrew Chaikin
From Tragedy to Triumph, How NASA Reinvented Space Safety By Andrew Chaikin April 7, 2024Main engine exhaust, solid rocket booster plume, and an expanding ball of gas from the external tank is visible seconds after the space shuttle Challenger accident on January 28, 1986. Credit: NASANASA’s longest period without a major human spaceflight accident since the Columbia disaster serves as a backdrop for discussions on spaceflight safety.
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Mar 14, 2024 |
copernical.com | Andrew Chaikin
The Next Accident: How Do We Prevent It? by Andrew Chaikin, Independent Space HistorianWashington DC (SPX) Mar 13, 2024 I recently watched NESC Deputy Director Mike Kirsch stand before a roomful of engineers at the Langley Research Center and tell them that with every passing day, NASA breaks a record: the longest stretch without a major accident in the nation's human spaceflight program since the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry on February 1, 2003.
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Mar 12, 2024 |
phys.org | Andrew Chaikin
I recently watched NESC Deputy Director Mike Kirsch stand before a roomful of engineers at the Langley Research Center and tell them that with every passing day, NASA breaks a record: the longest stretch without a major accident in the nation's human spaceflight program since the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry on February 1, 2003. NASA's challenge, he told them, was to make sure the record keeps being broken.
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Feb 19, 2024 |
shepherd.com | Nancy Atkinson |Andrew Chaikin |Andy Saunders |Michael Collins
This is the quintessential book on the Apollo program and probably my favorite book of all time. Even though I was very young during the years when astronauts were landing on the moon, the excitement and historic nature of those missions stayed with me, leading me to my career as a space journalist. Andrew Chaikin’s book let me re-live it.
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Spaceflight professionals: I'm excited to announce that the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics will be offering my course, Principles of Success in Spaceflight, in February 2024. More info here: https://t.co/Za8F5xxW9K
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RT @SpcPlcyOnline: Excellent interview, Robert!