The Apollo 13 misson
By: Judy Hasday ; Introduction by James Scott Brady
Series: Overcoming adversity
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780791053102; 9780791053119
Subjects: Project Apollo (U.S.); Space vehicle accidents; Juvenile literature; Apollo 13 (Spacecraft)
Description: Describes the ill fated flight of Apollo 13 when an explosion forced the crew to abandon plans for a lunar landing and embark on a dangerous journey back to Earth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 116) and index.
Table of contents: title: On facing adversity / James Scott Brady; title: An ill-fated mission number; title: "We choose to go to the moon"; title: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"; title: The pinnacle of an astronaut's career; title: "Houston, we've had a problem"; title: A lifeboat for Apollo; title: "Odyssey, Houston standing by, over"; title: A successful failure; title: Chronology; title: Appendix: An interview with Gene Krantz, lead flight director for the Apollo 13 mission.