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Mariner Books
February 2006
On Sale: February 20, 2006
432 pages
ISBN: 0618619585
EAN: 9780618619580
Paperback (reprint)
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Non-Fiction Biography
Astory of courage in space, at NASA, and at the homes of
those involved" (Houston Chronicle), Apollo 13 recounts
America's fifth mission to the moon, a mission that nearly
ended in catastrophe in April 1970. Only fifty-five hours
into the flight, disaster struck for Jim Lovell and two
other astronauts after an explosion left them with a rapidly
declining supply of oxygen and power. Lovell and Kluger
vividly chronicle how the men were forced to abandon the
main ship for the lunar module, a tiny craft designed to
keep two men alive for only two days. At home, a nation
watched the desperate efforts of Mission Control to bring
the crew back in what many consider NASA's finest hour.
Apollo 13 is a timeless tribute to the enduring American spirit.
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