NASA (Compare and Contrast)

They both tell the story of a crash landing.

They both include the history of Soyuz spacecraft.

They both explain how astronauts prepare for spaceflight.

They both describe what it is like to be part of a rocket launch.

a firsthand account of an astronaut's own experience

a firsthand account from someone who read about the launch

a secondhand account of a launch, based on new reports

a secondhand account from someone who experienced a launch

what happens two minutes after liftoff

what mission control tells the crew

how astronauts start preparing for a launch

how a launch feels inside the spacecraft

"They perform a series of pre-flight checks of all Soyuz systems."

"Then, it is as if a giant beast is waking up."

"You hear and feel the thumping and bumping of valves."

"Very quickly you build up speed."

only the astronauts

only mission control

the astronauts, mission control, and recovery crews

mission control, people watching the event, and news sources

One is a news article. The other is from an eyewitness who watched the launch.

Both are written by people who were at Cape Canaveral on June 18, 1983.

One was written at the time of the launch. The other was written several years later.

One is based only on facts. The other is based on facts and personal experience.

“ready for the challenge”

“lifting Challenger”

“acted as flight engineer”

“Once in orbit”