Burnout is a science fiction mystery about a Space Shuttle disaster that turns out to be no accident. As the investigation progresses the truth of the disaster is uncovered and Crash Murphy and Dr. Mike Anders find themselves running for their lives while those around them die in coincidental and convenient accidents under a mask of government conspiracy. This novel is a fantastic read for science fiction fans, not to mention nail biting, on the edge of your seat, action. This novel is filled with technical information and lingo that only a rocket scientist or an avid science fiction reader would know creating an incredible, and believable story. Fear not Stephanie Osborn offers an easy to understand guide to the lingo and technical terms so that the reader is not left in the dark but acquires an understanding and new perspective to this genre. This novel is so well written it keeps the reader entranced and unable to put the book down.
Stephanie Osborn is a former payload flight controller, a veteran of over twenty years of working in the civilian space program, as well as various military space defense programs. Stephanie holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in four sciences: Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, and she is "fluent" in several more, including Geology and Anatomy. She obtained her various degrees from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.
She has worked on numerous Space Shuttle flights and the International Space Station, and counts the training of astronauts on her resume. Of those astronauts she trained, one was Kalpana Chawla, or "K.C.," a member of the crew lost in the Columbia disaster. Stephanie is currently retired from space work. She now happily "passes it forward," tutoring math and science to students in the Huntsville area, from elementary through college, while writing science fiction mysteries based on her knowledge, experience, and travels.
Her novel Burnout is available from Twilight Times Books, Fictionwise, and fine bookstores.
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