HISTORY COMICS GN CHALLENGER DISASTER

Turn back the clock with History Comics! This volume of First Second's new nonfiction series introduces readers to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of 1986. Turn the clock back to January 28, 1986. Seven astronauts, including Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher in space, boarded the space shuttle Challenger on what was intended to be a routine mission. But then disaster struck. What caused the mid-air explosion? Would future crewed space missions be permanently grounded? In this imaginative tale set in a far-off future a group of curious kids investigates the hard questions surrounding the Challenger explosion. Available in softcover and hardcover editions.