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Columbia: Final Voyage ReviewI worked on the Columbia accident investigation as an investigator and have read several of the accounts of the accident and the following investigation. William Langewiesche's article in the November 2003 Atlantic Monthly was very good. Cabbage and Harwood's book Comm Check is also a good account of this subject. I was wary that Philip Chien could add anything significant to this story simply because it has been well covered. Now I and others have a much greater reason to be wary: the author's actions in the spring and summer of 2006.It was obvious that around the time of the release of this book Chien was posting pseudonymous reviews of it on the Internet singing its praises. These reviews usually bragged that Chien was one of only a handful of reporters who were actively covering the flight and also bragged that this book contained information that had not been previously published. Both of these claims were misleading and exaggerated. But the fact that an author was using aliases to praise his own work was underhanded. Now that Wired Magazine online has fired Chien for making up quotes and sources in space news stories that he was writing for them (you can easily Google that story, as well as links to some of his pseudonymous "reviews" of his own book), anybody who reads this book should be forewarned that the author has a track record of deception.
In fact, it might be worthwhile for somebody to go through this book with a fine toothcomb and check the sources and quotes. It would not surprise me if some of the same deceptive practices that got the author in trouble with Wired also occur in this book. Considering that there are better books and articles available--from reputable reporters--your best bet is to avoid this book.Columbia: Final Voyage OverviewIn ‘Columbia: Final Voyage' aerospace writer Philip Chien, who has over 20 years' experience covering the US space program, provides a unique insight into the crew members who lost their lives in the Columbia disaster. Chien interviewed all seven crew members several times and got to know them as individuals. He reviews in detail their training, their scientific work and other activities during their successful 16-day flight, the background of the accident itself and a detailed first-hand account of what happened that fateful day in February 2003. The author provides a comprehensive and personal look at both the Columbia astronauts and the STS-107 mission, together with a behind-the-scenes account of other people involved in the mission and their personal reactions to the accident.Forward by Jonathan B. Clark, widower of Columbia astronaut Laurel ClarkIntroduction by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin
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