New book on space history and accidents

Hello everybody

This message is mainly addressed to those of you who speak spanish, and
it is just to announce the release in Spain of a new book on space
history and accidents, in spanish. (If you are an editor and could be
interested in a translation for the english-speaking market, please
contact myself in )

The title is "Houston, tenemos un problema. La Historia de la
Exploraci=F3n Espacial a trav=E9s de sus Accidentes" (Houston, we have a
problem. The History of Space Exploration through its accidents). You
can find details, such are a presentation, the index, a brief extract,
price and other data, in my web site, http://es.geocities.com/fjcasadop
(also in spanish).

"One more book on space accidents", you may think. Well, yes, although
I think it is a different one. First, not only accidents in manned
space flight are presented, but all of them that have involved danger
for human lifes, astronauts or ground teams (rocket explosions, for
example). Second, although written in a plain language and trying to
maintain a tense atmosphere (reconstruction of accidents,
transcriptions of conversations, interviews with some people involved)
it pays attention also to the technical side, explaining the causes and
consequences of those accidents and incidents. Third, it is a book
fully updated, including the last accidents such are Columbia and VLS-1
in Brazil. Fourth, it takes advantage of the more data available year
after year about the history of the space program in former USSR.
Fifth, the book is not just a list of accidents, but an account of the
history of space exploration, using accidents as important links (or
nodes) in that account.

In short, a book that, from my point of view (ok, maybe a not very
objective one, coming from the author) represents an interesting option
both for those who want to know details about space accidents, and for
those who want to read a comprehensive account of the history of space
exploration, not just that of the USA and USSR/Russia.

(Sorry if someone thinks of this message as spam. I only try to make
know the existence of the book for spanish-speaking space enthusiasts,
since the promotion of these works in the spanish market is quite
scarce).

Regards,

Javier Casado