Literally the Best Reviews: Bringing Columbia Home

Bringing Columbia Home -- Michael D. Leinbach & Jonathan H. Ward

Arcade Publishing

400 Pages

It only seems appropriate that as I write this review, we are on the cusp of observing the fifteenth anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. I pre-ordered this book from Amazon when I saw it while searching for John Young’s autobiography. As a self-avowed space enthusiast, I tend to read any book I can find on the American Space Program. This book came last week, obviously timed to the anniversary of the accident. I finished it just last night, and it is easily the freshest book I’ve ever reviewed.

31 Years Ago...

Sometimes there are moments that slap you right in the face of the realization of the amount of time that has passed. When I was a kid, I was a huge space nerd. I wanted to be an astronaut, exploring new worlds, and living the the adventures of my favorite science fiction novels. I watched the very first launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia back in 1981 from the cafeteria at Washington Hunt. The Right Stuff was one of my favorite movies.