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History Comics #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume from the History Comics series examines the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, exploring the events leading up to the tragedy, the human stories of the crew, and the technical and organizational failures that caused it. Presented in a graphic nonfiction format, it aims to make the complex history accessible to younger readers while honoring the legacy of those lost.
In History Comics #nn, Pranas T. Naujokaitis writes and illustrates a powerful, intimate retelling of the Challenger Disaster, framed by a group of children presenting their class project aboard a Mars-orbiting space station on the 400th anniversary of the event. Through clear narration and expressive artwork—enhanced by Cassie Hart’s colors and Pranas T. Naujokaitis’s precise inks and lettering—the story traces the shuttle program’s history, the final mission’s routine, the crew’s lives, and the tragedy’s aftermath, emphasizing both the human cost and the enduring lessons. The cover, also by Pranas T. Naujokaitis, captures the moment with quiet gravity.
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On a space station orbiting Mars on the 400th anniversary of the Challenger Disaster a group of children present a class project on the Challenger, covering the history of the Space shuttle program, the normal routine of a shuttle mission, an overview of the crew, the events leading up to the final launch, the launch and subsequent disaster, the investigation into the causes, and the lessons learned.
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