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Author:

Holden, Henry M.

Title:

Danger in space : surviving the Apollo 13 disaster / Henry M. Holden.

Publisher:

Enslow Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Apollo 13 (Spacecraft)--Juvenile literature.
Project Apollo (U.S.)--Juvenile literature.
Space vehicle accidents--United States--Juvenile literature.
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft)
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Space vehicle accidents--United States.

Notes:

Originally published: Triumph over disaster aboard Apollo 13, 2004. Includes bibliographical references )[p. 47) and index.

Contents:

Danger and disaster -- Liftoff -- Saving the crew -- The long journey home -- Preparation for reentry -- Reentry.

Summary:

"Explores the Apollo 13 mission, including the causes of the disaster aboard the spacecraft, how the astronauts fixed the problems, and how the crew were saved"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

American space missions: astronauts, exploration, and discovery

ISBN:

0766040720 (hbk.)
9780766040724 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)754186790

LCCN:

2011037734

Locations:

GMPD771 -- Pleasant Hill Public Library (Pleasant Hill)