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Teresereading
Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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The best way to spend election day!
Fingers crossed 🤞

TheKidUpstairs Awesome lineup! 7d
Jeg Wow. That is some lineup. Enjoy. 7d
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Pickpick

Probably if you are an American of a certain age you will have a Vivid memory of the day the Challenger exploded killing all 7 aboard. This book takes you through a history at NASA from the first Apollo to that awful day. He walks you through the science and the politics, the human error and hubris that lead to the explosion and what could have been done differently. Incredibly well researched and with easy to follow language and narrative.

Hooked_on_books I loved this one! And yep, I have a vivid memory of that day indeed. 1w
Amiable Such a good book! Have you read his one about Chernobyl? Also fabulous. 1w
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LiseWorks
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Pickpick

This is a cute book about stars. It has flaps for those surprises when we read to our toddlers. One #ISpyBingoMarch @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
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DebinHawaii
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#Read2025

I finished this last week but I‘m behind in reviews. Read for #MonthlyNonFiction it was also one of my April #Roll100 picks (#16 Any Non-Fiction). It was an interesting juxtaposition to read this book while watching random famous people try to pass themselves off as astronauts & having Nancy Drew solve a mystery with exploding oranges at Cape Canaveral. I remember being in class (college) in the morning when they wheeled in a tv & ⬇️

DebinHawaii … showed the haunting replay of the Challenger exploding. So chilling & crushing to watch. You know what happens in this detailed account leading up to the tragedy & its aftermath but that doesn‘t stop you from hoping it won‘t. These 7 heroes should never be forgotten. I found the book well-written & researched & completely absorbing. 2w
DieAReader 💖💖💖 2w
Gleefulreader Fantastic review! I‘ve been waiting for this in paperback. 2w
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 2w
julieclair Wonderful review. 👍 2w
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rachelsbrittain
Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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This is not your typical science fiction novel. I've seen it described as a "love letter to Earth," and I'd say that's very apt. I kept wondering when the story was going to "start" at first until I realized...this is the story. It's a rumination on Earth and space and humanity from the viewport of a space station. It's slow and maybe sometimes lingers too long on which exact locations the orbit is viewing from space, but lovely overall.

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Readerann
Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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I‘m solidly in the “loved it” camp here. I know some found it boring and to be fair, I may have ventured in that direction if it had been longer. I read it over a month ago, but keep thinking about it - which makes me love it more!
#booker

Tamra Me too! (edited) 3w
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Starting this one today feels serendipitous after the highly publicized "flight" this week. I have so many thoughts and feelings.

I was in the first grade when the Challenger tragedy happened and I still remember the shock of it all. I have heard good things about the this one and think it is a perfect time to read it.

Kerrbearlib I was in kindergarten that year. Did your class watch the launch? My class didn‘t. I don‘t remember that day, but I remember the aftermath on the news. Such a tragedy. 3w
ChaoticMissAdventures @Kerrbearlib I have a terrible memory. I feel like we watched it, but it is one of those times that so many people talk about it that I am not quite sure if the memory I have is true or just a compilation of stories that I made into a memory - does that make sense? 3w
DebinHawaii I just finished this one & thought it was really good! 3w
Suet624 I always remember that day. I was an assistant to Bernie Sanders when he was Mayor of Burlington. We had a small tv in the office and he and I sat together, stunned, watching the event. Such a tragedy. 3w
ChaoticMissAdventures @Suet624 wow what an amazing time for you! It was an awful day but being with Bernie? I hope he was a good boss. 3w
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rachelsbrittain
Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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I'm dying over the idea of "national toliets" ?

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rachelsbrittain
Orbital | Samantha Harvey
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I've got another travel day so hoping to make some good progress on some of these books #WeekendReads

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Abe
Pickpick

Great children‘s read about the international space station!