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9780791053102

The Apollo 13 Mission

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  • ISBN13:

    9780791053102

  • ISBN10:

    0791053105

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-08-01
  • Publisher: Facts on File
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Summary

The 1970 NASA mission to the moon became more dramatic than any fictional story when an explosion on the ship put the astronauts' lives in peril.

Table of Contents

On Facing Adversity 7(11)
James Scott Brady
An Ill-Fated Mission Number
11(10)
``We Choose to Go to the Moon''
21(14)
``One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Mankind''
35(16)
The Pinnacle of an Astronaut's Career
51(8)
``Houston, We've Had a Problem''
59(14)
A Lifeboat for Apollo
73(14)
``Odyssey, Houston Standing By, Over''
87(14)
A Successful Failure
101(7)
Chronology 108(3)
Appendix: An Interview with Gene Krantz, Lead Flight Director for the Apollo 13 Mission 111(5)
Bibliography 116(1)
Index 117

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Excerpts

The 1970 mission became more dramatic than any story when an explosion put the astronauts' lives in peril.

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