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Title: TOO FAR FROM HOME
By: Chris Jones
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0099513242
ISBN 13: 9780099513247
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Publisher: VINTAGE PUBLISHING
Pub. date: 1 February, 2008
Pages: 304
Description: In 2003, seven of the ten astronauts headed back to Earth on the space shuttle Columbia. They never made it. And the three men left behind found themselves too far from home. This book chronicles the efforts of the Mission Control in Houston and Moscow as they work frantically against the clock to bring their men safely back to Earth.
Synopsis: On February 1, 2003, ten astronauts were orbiting the planet. Seven headed back to Earth on the space shuttle Columbia. They never made it. And the three men left behind found themselves too far from home. Chris Jones chronicles the efforts of the beleaguered Mission Control in Houston and Moscow as they work frantically against the clock to bring their men safely back to Earth, ultimately settling on a plan that felt, at best, like a long shot. Yet even amid the danger, the call of space is a siren song, and "Too Far From Home" details beautifully the majesty and mystique of space travel, while reminding us all how perilous it is to soar beyond the sky.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Vintage
Returns: Returnable
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