Apollo 13 : a successful failure / by Laura B. Edge.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781541559004 (lib. bdg.) :
- ISBN: 1541559002 (lib. bdg.) :
- Physical Description: 135 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2020]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-133) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Explosion in space -- The race for space -- A dying spacecraft -- Lunar lifeboat -- The moon out the window -- A cold, dark journey -- Splashdown -- Whew, what a mission! -- The last men on the moon -- Apollo's legacy. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages: 12 to 18. Grades: 9 to 12. |
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Subject: | Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) Project Apollo (U.S.) Space vehicle accidents > United States > History > 20th century. |
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Apollo 13 : A Successful Failure
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Apollo 13 : A Successful Failure
"Houston, we've had a problem." On April 13, 1970, the three astronauts aboard the Apollo 13 spacecraft were headed to the moon when a sudden explosion rocked the ship. Oxygen levels began depleting rapidly. Electrical power began to fail. Astronauts James Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise were about to be stranded in the inky void of outer space. The mission to the moon was scrapped. Now, Apollo 13's only goal was to bring the crew home. With the damaged spacecraft hurtling towards the moon at roughly six thousand miles per hour, there was little hope of success. But the astronauts and mission control were fully prepared to do whatever it took to return the crew to Earth. This space disaster occurred at the peak of the United States' Space Race against the Soviet Union. But for four days in 1970, the two nations put aside their differences, and the entire world watched the skies, hoping and praying the astronauts would return safely. As missions to Mars and commercial space flight become a reality, the time is now to be reminded of our common humanity, of how rivals can work together and support each other towards a shared goal. Because no matter what happens or where we travel, we all call Earth home.