4.41/5
Author: Michael Leinbach, Jonathan H. Ward
Publication Date: Jan 23, 2018
Formats: PDF,Hardcover,Kindle,Audible Audiobook,Preloaded Digital Audio Player
Rating: 4.41/5 out of 1248
Publisher: Arcade
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Oct 11, 2019
“The last few seconds of telemetry received in Mission Control on February 1 indicated Columbia’s crew likely knew their ship was in trouble in the final half minute before it broke apart. The data showed that Columbia’s steering thrusters were firing to compensate for drag on the left wing, the ship was rolling, and the triply-redundant hydraulic system was losing pressure. All of those conditions would have set off alarms inside the cockpit.†– Michael D. Leinbach and Jonathan H. Ward, “The last few seconds of telemetry received in Mission Control on February 1 indicated Columbia’s crew likely knew their ship was in trouble in the final half minute before it broke apart. The data showed that Columbia’s steering thrusters were firing to compensate for drag on the left wing, the ship was rolling, and the triply-redundant hydraulic system was losing pressure. All of those conditions would have set off alarms inside the cockpit.†– Michael D. Leinbach and Jonathan H. Ward, Bringing Columbia HomeFeb 07, 2018
On the morning of February 1, 2003, I was in my car and tuned in to the local NPR radio station. Despite working in the space industry, I hadn't been following shuttle missions very closely, so I wasn't expecting to hear anything in particular about Columbia's return. But I was confused to hear an audio feed from mission control in Houston, with the call, "Columbia, Houston. Comm check." repeated over and over. What was going on? Why were they broadcasting this? Of course the grim situation soon On the morning of February 1, 2003, I was in my car and tuned in to the local NPR radio station. Despite working in the space industry, I hadn't been following shuttle missions very closely, so I wasn't expecting to hear anything in particular about Columbia's return. But I was confused to hear an audio feed from mission control in Houston, with the call, "Columbia, Houston. Comm check." repeated over and over. What was going on? Why were they broadcasting this? Of course the grim situation soon became clear, and in the years since I've become a spacecraft flight controller—albeit on uncrewed, interplanetary missions—those words took on a particular poignancy for me, as I could imagine myself in the shoes of the person speaking them.Jan 27, 2018
I am a total NASA nerd. Reading about the history of manned space flight is one of my passions, so I was really looking forward to this book’s release. I remember the day Columbia broke up vividly. And this book is really interesting, because it’s not about the launch, where Columbia was doomed, or what the astronauts did during their time in space, it’s fully about the recovery of the Columbia debris (and the great lengths taken to find the remains of her crew) and the effort to find out what I am a total NASA nerd. Reading about the history of manned space flight is one of my passions, so I was really looking forward to this book’s release. I remember the day Columbia broke up vividly. And this book is really interesting, because it’s not about the launch, where Columbia was doomed, or what the astronauts did during their time in space, it’s fully about the recovery of the Columbia debris (and the great lengths taken to find the remains of her crew) and the effort to find out what caused its break up. I genuinely enjoyed this book, but it could have been a great book, instead of just a good book. The authors obviously wanted to give credit where credit was due to the many people who participated in the recovery efforts, and so the book ended up being long on names but short on deep, personal stories. I’m glad this book was written - it’s a story that deserves to be recorded in history - but I wish it would have been told a little more elegantly. Still, I give it four stars, because I couldn’t put it down, and I learned a lot. ...moreFeb 06, 2018
Just LOVED this book.. Hats off to the authors for writing such an incredible book !Nov 06, 2019
Good story. A bit drawn out. Never more proud to be an American. Everything about this story says "American Exceptionalism" from the Shuttle program to the massive volunteer recovery effort.Oct 16, 2018
I wasn't expecting this to be such an emotional reading experience, but it most definitely was. This tells the story of the Columbia shuttle disaster in 2003. But it tells way more than that. In this incredible book you really get to see just how amazing people are, the lengths that strangers will go to step up in the midst of a crisis, and the idea that the space program is America's space program and that it's important.Jun 11, 2018
A great story about what happened immediately after the Space Shuttle Columbia’s breakup while re-entering earth's atmosphere, from the actions of NASA, first responders throughout the country, federal, state, and local government officials, and citizen volunteers through the accident investigation. This is what I would call a “got their hands dirty†story – the work being described was mostly the hands-on, in the field variety, not so much the stuff happening back at the office. And by in the A great story about what happened immediately after the Space Shuttle Columbia’s breakup while re-entering earth's atmosphere, from the actions of NASA, first responders throughout the country, federal, state, and local government officials, and citizen volunteers through the accident investigation. This is what I would call a “got their hands dirty†story – the work being described was mostly the hands-on, in the field variety, not so much the stuff happening back at the office. And by in the field, you are literally talking about fields, and forests, and underbrush, and lakes that searchers had to traverse in their efforts to locate pieces of the shuttle, its contents, and its crew. The book culminates with the description of the warehouse used to hold the found pieces and to reconstruct the shuttle in order to determine what caused the critical failure of components. This process is also well described.Feb 05, 2019
This was a very, very detailed account of the recovery efforts for the Columbia orbiter. So many names, places, and minutia that probably helped bring closure to people more directly involved. For an average reader or even someone with a mild interest in space, it was TOO detailed and could have been greatly shortened. The story it tells is important and 5 star worthy in itself, but the book was a bit tedious at times. I wish there was a little more personal background on the crew and the This was a very, very detailed account of the recovery efforts for the Columbia orbiter. So many names, places, and minutia that probably helped bring closure to people more directly involved. For an average reader or even someone with a mild interest in space, it was TOO detailed and could have been greatly shortened. The story it tells is important and 5 star worthy in itself, but the book was a bit tedious at times. I wish there was a little more personal background on the crew and the mission at the beginning.Nov 23, 2017
Unbiased review provided in exchange for an ARC from Edelweiss.Jan 16, 2018
Before I start my review for "Bringing Columbia Home," I will share two facts: 1. Jonathan Ward (one of the authors) is a very dear friend of mine. 2. I, in general, do not care about the space program.Jul 23, 2018
Fascinating, moving, impressive workDec 29, 2017
It was a big spacecraft that broke up over a huge area and required a massive recovery effort and thousands of people to figure out what happened. But this telling of the loss of Columbia and her crew, while going into great detail about the unprecedented land search and careful reconstruction effort, weaves a very human tale. Small gestures, little things, individual moments add up to an emotional account of finding pieces of the orbiter, respectfully recovering the remains of the crew and the It was a big spacecraft that broke up over a huge area and required a massive recovery effort and thousands of people to figure out what happened. But this telling of the loss of Columbia and her crew, while going into great detail about the unprecedented land search and careful reconstruction effort, weaves a very human tale. Small gestures, little things, individual moments add up to an emotional account of finding pieces of the orbiter, respectfully recovering the remains of the crew and the ever-present kindness of the residents of East Texas. Long, grueling days, selfless community support and an intense drive to get the job done pace the tale of the largest land search ever conducted in the U.S.Oct 04, 2018
**Bringing Columbia Home** is the story of the aftermath of the break-up of the Columbia shuttle, told by *Michael D. Leinbach* who was a launch manager at NASA and bore responsibility during the collection of Columbia and the ensuing review. I didn't really like the book – the author gave me the feeling that the book was more written for the people involved in the clean-up missions, both volunteers and professionals, than for an interested outsider like me. Some chapters feel more like a long **Bringing Columbia Home** is the story of the aftermath of the break-up of the Columbia shuttle, told by *Michael D. Leinbach* who was a launch manager at NASA and bore responsibility during the collection of Columbia and the ensuing review. I didn't really like the book – the author gave me the feeling that the book was more written for the people involved in the clean-up missions, both volunteers and professionals, than for an interested outsider like me. Some chapters feel more like a long list of names and their roles, to include everybody who did important work at the time, which was certainly important to those people, but at the same time a bit tedious. A bit of stylistic editing would have helped a lot here. I also felt that quite some things I'd be interested in (e.g. the concrete organizational consequences to change NASA feedback culture) were glossed over way too much.Dec 28, 2018
I thought this was an excellent book that told of the heroic effort by the multi-agency team and numerous volunteers who labored to lay these astronauts to rest, discover the reason for the Columbia breakup, and to bring the shuttle fleet back to flight status. However, being a NASA employee, it was hard to read because of the emotional aspect of the story, even this many years later.Jul 23, 2018
Some of my earliest memories are of Alan Shepard...John Glenn and the beginnings of our space program. And just like many others, I'll always remember where I was when I witnessed the loss of both the Challenger and Columbia space shuttles. So I was very interested in what Michael Leinbach had to say about the recovery efforts of the Columbia, for me it was a must read.Jul 19, 2018
I remember watching videos of space shuttle Columbia's destruction in high school. I also remembering wishing I knew that I could have looked up that morning and seen the shuttle fly over my hometownMar 20, 2019
The commemorative video's title says it all: Sixteen Minutes from Home.May 27, 2019
GREAT book about shutle.It has some cool new facts that a astronomy person (me) didn't know.Jan 07, 2019
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.†Holy Bible, Joshua 1:9 – Passage read by Commander Rick Husband, just before the launch of Columbia in January 2003.Jun 09, 2019
This was a haunting read about the loss of the Columbia, the search and recovery of the bodies of the astronauts, and the search and recovery of the debris of the shuttle. It captured both the exhilaration of space flight and the loss that occurs when things go wrong, as well as how strong we are when we work together for a common goal.Nov 01, 2019
Wow.May 09, 2018
I really can't say enough good things about this book. I was an adult at the time of the Columbia disaster, and followed the investigation on the news, so I was familiar with the basics of the event and the conclusions of the investigators. This book, however, gives a deep and detailed view of the disaster, from pre-launch preparations to present day memorials, in a first-person account from a man who was front and center for much of it. Mr. Lienbach was the launch commander for Columbia's last I really can't say enough good things about this book. I was an adult at the time of the Columbia disaster, and followed the investigation on the news, so I was familiar with the basics of the event and the conclusions of the investigators. This book, however, gives a deep and detailed view of the disaster, from pre-launch preparations to present day memorials, in a first-person account from a man who was front and center for much of it. Mr. Lienbach was the launch commander for Columbia's last mission, and was deeply involved in debris recovery and reconstruction efforts, and the investigation into the causes. He knew the ship and its crew personally, and presents the story of the fall of Columbia (and, eventually, the shuttle program itself) with a deft blend of the factual and the emotional.Jan 27, 2019
I was in middle school when the shuttle disaster happened. I remember watching footage on TV that day. So I've always been interested in the story of what happened. I recently readHigh Calling by Evelyn Husband, and when searching for another book in Overdrive, I stumbled across this book and decided to check it out.Mar 24, 2018
This book describes the effort that was undertaken to locate and recover the remains of the crew and the spacecraft Columbia STS-107 which broke up during reentry in 2003. It also details what happened to Columbia and the analysis that determined what happened.Feb 10, 2019
Probably 25,000 Americans were involved in bringing Columbia home, constituting tHe largest ground search effort in US history. Most of this manpower enabled the parts recovery effort across East Texas, managed under the Incident Command System that was set up. The story of this effort makes up the majority of this book. I was most interested in, and affected by, the final third of the book, where NASA employees pulled the ~80,000 shuttle pieces together to figure out what went wrong, and what Probably 25,000 Americans were involved in bringing Columbia home, constituting tHe largest ground search effort in US history. Most of this manpower enabled the parts recovery effort across East Texas, managed under the Incident Command System that was set up. The story of this effort makes up the majority of this book. I was most interested in, and affected by, the final third of the book, where NASA employees pulled the ~80,000 shuttle pieces together to figure out what went wrong, and what could have been done to avoid this catastrophe again.Take your time and choose the perfect book.
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