Title: High Calling: The Courageous Life and Faith of Space Shuttle Columbia Commander Rick Husband
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc, Nashville, TN
Publication Date: 2003
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0785261958
ISBN 13: 9780785261957
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Describes the late Rick Husband's life-long dream of becoming an astronaut, the spiritual crossroads that enabled him to enter into NASA's space shuttle program, and the difficult process that considerably shaped his faith and eventually led to his journey into space.

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In this memoir, Evelyn Husband describes how her husband, Rick, commander of the ill-fated space shuttle Columbia, grew up longing to be an astronaut; how his dream came true; and how it ended with his death in Columbia's explosion in February 2003. At its best, this account (co-written with popular novelist VanLiere, of The Christmas Shoes) puts a human a face on the space program, particularly the sacrifice required to become an astronaut. Details about NASA, quotes from Rick's journal, and interviews with those who knew him add depth. But this is at its heart a story of Christian faith; as Rick's career developed, he grew from a nominal believer into one who would write, in the last day of his journal, "Lord-I want to do Your will and I want to be a godly man." Evelyn details Rick's virtues, but does not sufficiently explain his faults; for example, she reveals that he told her something about himself fairly early in their marriage that shook her up badly, but she doesn't even hint at what it is. It's tough for readers to appreciate his redemption without knowing his sin. A Columbia teamwork-building exercise weighs the story down; the final chapters also need trimming. But scenes of Evelyn and her children (ages 12 and 7) learning of Rick's death, and relying on God help them cope with it, radiate honesty and power. This kind of specificity helps the memoir rise above the level of hagiography.
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