Thirteen: The Apollo Flight That Failed

Thirteen: The Apollo Flight That Failed

An â€œexcitingâ€ minute-by-minute account of the Apollo 13 flight based on mission control transcripts from Houston (The New York Times).

On the evening of April 13, 1970, the three astronauts aboard Apollo 13 were just hours from the third lunar landing in history. But as they soared through space, two hundred thousand miles from Earth, an explosion badly damaged their spacecraft. With compromised engines and failing life-support systems, the crew was in incomparably grave danger. Faced with below-freezing temperatures, a seriously ill crewmember, and a dwindling water supply, a safe return seemed unlikely.

ThirteenÂ is the shocking and miraculous true story of how the astronauts and ground crew guided Apollo 13 back to Earth. Expanding on dispatches written for the New Yorker, Henry S. F. Cooper Jr. brings readers unparalleled detail on the moment-by-moment developments of one of NASAâ€™s most dramatic missions.
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Country USA
Manufacturer Open Road Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-12-31
Format Kindle eBook

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