JEFFREY KLUGER has written for various publications,including Discover, the New York Times Magazine, GQ, and the Wall StreetJournal. He is also the author of Journey Beyond Selene.
Apollo 13
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- ISBN-13: 9780618619580
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publication date: 02/20/2006
- Edition description: Reprint
- Pages: 432
- Sales rank: 53,354
- Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.97(d)
- Age Range: 14 - 18 Years
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In April of 1970, during NASA's fifth mission to the moon, Jim Lovell and his fellow Apollo 13 astronauts found their craft crippled by a mysterious explosion. The authors detail the harrowing and heroic four day rescue. Now a major motion picture from Universal Pictures coming June 30, directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon.
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In April 1970, NASA sent Navy Captain Jim Lovell and two other astronauts on America's fifth mission to the moon. Only 55 hours into the flight, a mysterious explosion rocked the ship and soon its oxygen and power began draining away. Lovell tells the story of the moon shot and the astronauts' rescue. This edition adds a new preface on America's love affair with space exploration, and new b&w historical photos. Previously published as . Lovell joined NASA in 1962 and flew four missions before retiring in 1973. Kluger is a senior writer at . Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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"A thrilling story of a thrilling episode in the history of space exploration."—James A. Michener