Fatal Faults, Eric Braun
Fatal Faults, Eric Braun
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Fatal Faults
The Story of the Challenger Explosion

Author: Eric Braun

Narrator: Various Narrators

Unabridged: 1 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Capstone Press

Published: 08/10/2017


Synopsis

Some said it was too dangerous to fly. Others insisted the shuttle must take off. Lies, pressure, and faulty parts all played a terrible part in the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle in 1986. Through powerful narrative storytelling, follow the tales of people who experienced the tragedy firsthand. Meets Common Core standards for narrative nonfiction and exploring multiple accounts of an event.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shaundel on December 12, 2022

A very easy to read & understand little book—the basics of what happened to the Challenger in 1985…I remember watching this on TV at school!......more

Goodreads review by American on February 04, 2016

Despite the original no-go given by Morton Thiokol, the Challenger rocket's engineering company, NASA launched the Challenger. They risked the lives of seven astronauts and the risk did not pay off, it resulted in a fiery explosion that would haunt America for decades. Fatal Faults is a factual accou......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on September 13, 2015

January 28, 1986 was a dark day in the history of the United States' space program. On that day, due to a pressure to launch the space shuttle and a lack of consideration of the cold temperatures in Florida, Challenger was launched and exploded only minutes into her mission, killing the seven astron......more

Goodreads review by Sandi on January 17, 2017

A great narrative from multiple perspectives telling what happened to the Challenger!......more