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Author:	Jim Lovell, Kluger Jeffrey	Publisher:	Houghton Mifflin
Edition Description:	Illustrated	ISBN-10:	0395670292
Subject:	Literary Criticism	ISBN-13:	9780395670293
Topic:	--	Format:	Hardcover
Language:	English	Publication Year:	1994
Condition:	Good	Special Attributes:	--

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This book gives a detailed account of one of the worst disasters in the history of space exploration. Two days into its journey to the Moon, Apollo 13 was rocked by an unexplained explosion. The crew lost most of its power and oxygen. They were forced into the lunar module which had an independent oxygen supply. In order to get the ship home, the NASA engineers had it pass behind the Moon, using that planet's gravity to slingshot the ship back towards Earth. During the hours when Apollo 13 was behind the Moon, it had no radio contact with Earth. In what may have been their finest hour, the crew and the ground staff got the ship home safely.
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Length:	378 pages
Height:	9.3 in.
Width:	6.3 in.
Thickness:	1.5 in.
Weight:	24.0 oz.

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In April 1970, during the glory days of the Apollo space program, NASA sent Navy Captain Jim Lovell and two other astronauts on America's fifth mission to the moon. Only fifty-five hours into the flight of Apollo 13, disaster struck: a mysterious explosion rocked the ship, and soon its oxygen and power began draining away. Commander Lovell and his crew watched in alarm as the cockpit grew darker, the air grew thinner, and the instruments winked out one by one. The full story of the moon shot that almost ended in catastrophe has never been told, but now Lovell and coauthor Jeffrey Kluger bring it to vivid life. What begins as a smooth flight is transformed into a hair-raising voyage from the moment Lovell calls out, "Houston, we've got a problem". Minutes after the explosion, the astronauts are forced to abandon the main ship for the lunar module, a tiny craft designed to keep two men alive for just two days. But there are three men aboard, and they are four days from home. As the hours tick away, the narrative shifts from the crippled spacecraft to Mission Control, from engineers searching desperately for solutions to Lovell's wife and children praying for his safe return. The entire nation watches as one crisis after another is met and overcome. By the time the ship splashes down in the Pacific, we understand why the heroic effort to rescue Lovell and his crew is considered by many to be NASA's finest hour.
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"As much as it is a story of heroism in space, 'Lost Moon' is a tale of the Mission Control room where engineers calculated navigational maneuvers, monitored dwindling supplies of oxygen, water and battery power and jury-rigged an air filter to prevent the pilots from dying of carbon dioxide poisoning....Nearly 25 years later, the aborted moon landing mission is still widely remembered as NASA's finest moment." New York Times Book Review - Rudy Abramson (01/15/1995)

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Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13

Jeffrey Kluger, James Lovell

Book Notes:	Lost moon :the perilous voyage of Apollo 13
Binding:	Hardcover
Book Condition:	Good
Jacket Condition:	Good

ISBN:	0395670292
Publication Date:	1994-09-06
Publisher:	Houghton Mifflin

Pages:	378
Height:	1.4000 inches
Width:	6.1000 inches
Weight:	1.1000 pounds

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