Phil Chien has book on Columbia disaster

I got this note from Phil and am happy to pass it along.
(My only quibble is I don't call the Columbia disaster
an 'accident', neither was 'challenger' -- but 'consequences'.)


I am pleased to announce that my website http://www.sts107.info is now open
and running. It's a preview for my book "Columbia - Final Voyage" which
will be coming out this Spring from Springer Books through their Copernicus
imprint. The website is just a teaser with all of the menus and text, but
only a couple of full size images, audio files, and other content. The
book's CD-ROM will have all of that information. The website will have the
latest information on when the book's going to be available and ordering
information when I get that information.

"Columbia - Final Voyage' is a look at the STS-107 mission. Not at the
accident but the mission and the people. Only a handful of reporters
actually covered the STS-107 mission and many of my space program
associates encouraged me to tell the story of the people and the mission -
not the story of the accident.

Jim, I'd trust your book over the "instant" book I got in 2003. Reading that
one was like eating sour cotton candy.

This isn't my book, it's by Phil Chien,
whose publications I value highly.



"Scott Hedrick" wrote in message
. ..
Jim, I'd trust your book over the "instant" book I got in 2003. Reading
that
one was like eating sour cotton candy.

I went to this site and it looks pretty amazing.

Did this guy really have the access he claims he had? He says he
actually interviewed all seven crewmembers before the mission and
during the flight and the site has wav files with him talking to the
astronauts and even joking around with them!

It seems like - unlike the POS book which came out shortly after the
accident, that this is a real book about the people and their mission.

Anybody know of this guy or his credibility?


Robert Stevens

"Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...
I went to this site and it looks pretty amazing.

Did this guy really have the access he claims he had? He says he
actually interviewed all seven crewmembers before the mission and
during the flight and the site has wav files with him talking to the
astronauts and even joking around with them!

It seems like - unlike the POS book which came out shortly after the
accident, that this is a real book about the people and their mission.

Anybody know of this guy or his credibility?

His Credibility is way up there.




Robert Stevens

"Greg D. Moore (Strider)" wrote in message
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His Credibility is way up there.


*Jim Oberg* endorsed him, and since we are all Jim Oberg, then that means he
has a great many endorsers.