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Night Launch

Night Launch is a 1989 novel co-written by former US Senator and astronaut Jake Garn and Stephen Paul Cohen about terrorists taking over a Space Shuttle.

Last revised
Jun 20, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
75 w
Citations
1
Source
Night Launch
First edition
AuthorStephen Paul Cohen and Jake Garn
LanguageEnglish
Published1989 (William Morrow & Co)
Publication placeUnited States
ISBN978-0688067175

Night Launch is a 1989 novel co-written by former US Senator and astronaut Jake Garn and Stephen Paul Cohen about terrorists taking over a Space Shuttle.

Reception

Publishers Weekly panned Night Launch and said the book had a weak plot alongside forced character conversations.1

References

References

  1. Steinberg, Sybil (February 10, 1989). "Night Launch". Publishers Weekly. pp. 56–57. Retrieved January 19, 2018.