THE BURNING BLUE: The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger Disaster

Go inside the shuttle for the agonizing minutes after the explosion, which the astronauts did indeed survive. Cook uncovers the errors and corner-cutting that led an overconfident space agency to launch a crew that had no chance to escape. With drama, immediacy, and shocking surprises, he reveals the human price the Challenger crew and America paid for politics and progress. 16 pages of color photos.