Message from discussion Columbia - Final Voyage

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Subject: Columbia - Final Voyage
Date: 27 Jul 2006 17:31:55 -0700
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With all of this talk about Columbia I'm intrigued by the book
"Columbia - Final Voyage".

I've seen a bunch of Phil Chien's stories online and always enjoyed his
insightful questions in the press conferences, but hadn't heard that he
had written a book.

I checked out his website (http://www.sts107.info) and it looks
interesting, certainly some excellent reviews and endorsements.

So what do people who have actually read the book think? Does the book
have information which hasn't been presented elsewhere or is it just
regurgitating old information? Does it offer any more information about
the astronauts?

How good is the CD-ROM? I'm now in England and I can order the book
from Amazon.co.uk but how can I get the CD? Is the CD worth it?

Thoughts?


Ted Collins