Challenger: The Final Voyage
The latest Challenger book presents the most comprehensive look yet at the disaster. Veteran space-writer Lewis evenhandedly examines the accident, the salvage effort that dis covered the cause, the Rogers Com mission's inquiry, and its recomenda tions for fixing the shuttle hardware and NASA itself. The author's com mand of the facts and detailed use of the testimony presented to the Rog ers Commission and its final report distinguish this work from Joseph and Susan Trento's Prescription for Disaster, flawed by factual errors, and the sensationalized Challenger by Malcolm McConnell (both LJ 5/1/ 87). Lewis's book is highly recom mended.Thomas J. Frieling, Bain bridge Coll., Ga.Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.