{"product_id":"bringing-columbia-home-by-jonathan-h-ward-9781628728514","title":"Bringing Columbia Home","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimed to release for the 15th Anniversary of the \u003cem\u003eColumbia\u003c\/em\u003e space shuttle disaster, this is the epic true story of one of the most dramatic, unforgettable adventures of our time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn February 1, 2003, \u003cem\u003eColumbia\u003c\/em\u003e disintegrated on re-entry 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. 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 became the largest ground search operation in US history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive account is told in four parts:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eParallel Confusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCourage, Compassion, and Commitment\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePicking Up the Pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA Bittersweet Victory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, here is the definitive inside story of the \u003cem\u003eColumbia\u003c\/em\u003e 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 40 percent of the shuttle. This effort was instrumental in piecing together what happened so that the shuttle program could return to flight and complete the International Space Station.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBringing Columbia Home\u003c\/em\u003e shares the deeply personal stories that emerged as NASA employees looked for lost colleagues. Searchers overcame immense physical, logistical, and emotional challenges and worked together to accomplish the impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a foreword and epilogue by astronauts Robert Crippen and Eileen Collins, and dedicated to the astronauts and recovery search personnel who lost their lives, this is an incredible, compelling narrative about the best of humanity in the darkest of times. It is about how a failure at the pinnacle of human achievement became a story of cooperation and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47558908477676,"sku":"9781628728514","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781628728514-bringing-columbia-home.jpg?v=1776920697","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/bringing-columbia-home-by-jonathan-h-ward-9781628728514","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}