The Burning Blue: The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger Disaster
By Kevin Cook
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By Kevin Cook
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Winner of the American Astronautical Society's 2021 Eugene M. Emme Award
The untold story of a national trauma—NASA’s Challenger explosion—and what really happened to America’s Teacher in Space, illuminating the tragic cost of humanity setting its sight on the stars
You’ve seen the pictures. You know what happened. Or do you?
On January 28, 1986, NASA’s space shuttle Challenger exploded after blasting off from Cape Canaveral. Christa McAuliffe, America’s “Teacher in Space,” was instantly kille...






















