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ABOUT HALFWAY through the book McConnell begins his excruciatingly detailed description of the three days preceding the doomed launch. Unfortunately, this blow-by-blow account of the accident is ??? engaging than the shuttle's shadowy history.
But if you think that putting astronauts into space is a wasteful extravaganza, you won't swallow the conclusions McConnell reaches in his epilogue. He believes that the destiny of mankind lies in the stars, and that the Challenger accident should be understood as only a setback, however tragic, to...
By that time the field could be overcrowded. Although the number of Western commercial satellite launches -- about 25 a year before the shuttle accident -- is expected to return to that level by 1992, the number of competitors who are eager to launch them is growing rapidly. Observes Morton Langer, who...
If American companies can build upon NASA's experience, they are likely to have an edge in the launch market. Despite the shuttle accident, the U.S. has the best reliability record for space shots. Moreover, American firms may benefit because the U.S. makes nearly 70% of the world's satellites...
So far, Dukakis and New York Governor Mario Cuomo have managed to block the startup of Shoreham and Seabrook because NRC rules adopted in the wake of the 1979 accident at Three Mile Island, Pa., virtually require state and local cooperation in planning for the evacuation of residents within 10...