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1	Lost Moon CL: Avail in Paper more books like this by James A Lovell, Captain, Jim Lovell, Jeffrey Kluger add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $2.61! new only from $39.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Orbit more books like this by John J Nance (Read by) add to wishlist The year is 2009. For Kip Dawson, winning a passenger seat on American Space Adventure's spacecraft is a dream come true. One grand shot of insanity and he can return to earth fulfilled. But the thrill of the successful launch turns to terror when a micrometeorite penetrates the capsule, leaving the radios as dead as the pilot. Reality hits: Kip ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Apollo 13 more books like this by Jim Lovell, Jeffrey Kluger add to wishlist April, 1970. The glory days of the Apollo space programme. NASA send Commander Jim Lovell and two others on America's fifth mission to the moon, but only five hours into the flight, disaster strikes. This is Jim Lovell's novelized story, as seen in the blockbuster film "Apollo 13". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Dragonfly: NASA and the Crisis Aboard Mir more books like this by Bryan Burrough add to wishlist This vivid, far-reaching account of U.S. and Russian space collaboration illuminates the obstacles astronauts and cosmonauts faced on the disaster-prone mission in 1997 aboard the Mir space station, the bureaucracies fueling both programs, and the cultural ramifications of such a union. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Crisis in Space: Apollo 13 more books like this by Mark Beyer add to wishlist Every so often people encounter incredible situations that only the most courageous individuals can triumph over. The books in this series celebrate the human spirit and provide the true stories of people who faced impossible conditions and survived. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.39! \| SVS
6	Lost Moon the Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 more books like this by Jim Lovell add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $2.32! new only from $19.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Too Far from Home: A Story of Life and Death in Space more books like this by Chris Jones, Ba add to wishlist In the 37 years since Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, space travel has seemed more and more a routine enterprise--at least until the shuttle "Columbia" blew up, and the "Challenger" before it. Now, this true-life adventure vividly captures the dangerous realities of space travel. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Too Far from Home more books like this by Chris Jones add to wishlist see all copies from $2.17! new only from $11.16! \| first editions
9	Space Systems Failures: Disasters and Rescues of Satellites, Rocket and Space Probes more books like this by David M Harland, Ralph Lorenz add to wishlist In the 1960s and 1970s deep space missions were dispatched in pairs in case one was lost in launch or failed during its journey. Following the triumphs of the Viking landings on Mars in 1976 and both Voyagers spacecraft successfully surveying the outer giant planets of the Solar System, it was decided by NASA to cut costs and send out just a ... see all copies from $33.00! new only from $39.00! \| first editions
10	Thirteen: The Apollo Flight That Failed more books like this by Professor Henry S F Cooper add to wishlist On April 13, 1970 an explosion rocked the moon-bound Apollo 13 craft, 205,000 miles from Earth, damaging engines and life-support systems. This minute-by-minute account of the only manned NASA mission to have malfunctioned outside Earth's orbit describes the entire episode. see all copies from $2.77! new only from $4.63!
11	Story of the Challenger Disaster more books like this by Zachary Kent add to wishlist An account of the worst disaster in the twenty-five-year history of United States space exploration, the loss of the shuttlecraft Challenger and its seven member crew. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
12	Prescription for disaster more books like this by Joseph J Trento add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.51! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13	Space Shuttle Challenger: Ten Journeys Into the Unknown more books like this by Ben Evans add to wishlist This book, which will complement Ben Evans' previous work: "Space Shuttle Columbia - Her Missions and Crews", is designed to cast minds back to a time when the Shuttle was truly the future: untarnished by disaster and bolstered by apparent success. It was a time when astronauts confidently expected to fly seven, eight or nine missions in their ... see all copies from $6.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Disasters in Space Exploration more books like this by Gregory L Vogt add to wishlist Not just a book about space disasters (which kids will love to read about), this book by solid-selling Gregory Vogt is about the risk inherent to space exploration and the reward that makes it worthwhile. Many international examples focus on disasters and near-disasters from the first spacewalks to more recent events including Apollo 13 and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.41! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Disasters and Accidents in Manned Spaceflight more books like this by David Shayler add to wishlist In "Disasters and Accidents in Manned Spaceflight", David Shayler examines the challenges that face all crews as they prepare and execute their missions. This book covers all aspects that make up spaceflight by a human crew - training, launch to space, survival in space and return from space - followed by a series of case histories which tell of ... see all copies from $23.17! new only from $40.10! \| first editions \| SVS
16	Apollo 13 Movie Story more books like this by Jane B Mason add to wishlist Relive the real-life thrills and chills as an ordinary expedition to the moon turns into a death-defying adventure for astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Frank Haise, in this deluxe paperback movie storybook with full-color stills from the blockbuster film. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
17 view cover	Apollo 13 Mission more books like this by Judy L Hasday add to wishlist A biography of the young star of the movie "E.T". who survived her troubled early years and has gone on to become a successful actress and movie producer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.46!
18 view cover	Apollo, Challenger, Columbia: The Decline of the Space Program: A Study in Organizational Communication more books like this by Phillip K Tompkins add to wishlist "Apollo, Challenger, and Columbia: The Decline of The Space Program (A Study in Organizational Communication)" provides unparalleled longitudinal insight into the organizational successes and failures of NASA. The book treats NASA over its 45-year history from 1958 to 2003, concentrating on five "data points": 1967: when Tompkins first served as a ... see all copies from $36.99! new only from $46.10!
19 view cover	The Challenger Disaster: Tragic Space Flight more books like this by Carmen Bredeson add to wishlist Describes the events surrounding the explosion of the Challenger shuttle in 1986, the investigation of this disaster, and the seven astronauts who died. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.78! \| SVS
20	Apollo 13 Space Race: 7 more books like this by Gail Herman, Francine Hughes add to wishlist Easy text and extensive full-color illustrations--including movie stills and real photos from NASA--tell the story of the battle for space supremacy--from Sputnik to America's first moon landing, to the joint Soviet-American rescue of the real Apollo 13 astronauts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $33.10! \| first editions
21 view cover	Space Disasters more books like this by Elaine Landau add to wishlist Describes the accidents which occurred during the space flights of the Apollo 1, Apollo 13, and Challenger, as well as the Soviet space flight accidents. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.30! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Lucky 13: Survival in Space more books like this by Richard Hilliard add to wishlist On April 11, 1970, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert were launched into space as the crew of Apollo 13. Their destination was the Moon. Their mission, like the missions of Apollo 11 and Apollo 12, was to explore the lunar surface. But that mission was never completed. As they drew closer to the Moon, and began the routine ... see all copies from $10.29! new only from $13.01! \| SVS
23	Apollo 13 Choose Fate more books like this by Linda Williams Aber add to wishlist You are about to take a trip to the moon on Apollo 13. Will you spot the leak and save the mission . . . crash in a simulated emergency . . . or be hit by a meteor and sucked into space? The possibilities are up to you when you choose from 16 different endings. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
24 view cover	Apollo 13: Space Emergency more books like this by Michael D Cole add to wishlist -- Fills the need for high-interest biographies on astronauts, inspiring manned spaceflights, and planets. -- Answers the call for books in the space curriculum. see all copies from $1.99!
25 view cover	The Apollo 13 Mission more books like this by Donald B Lemke, Keith Tucker (Illustrator) add to wishlist In graphicnovel format, tells the dramatic story of the rescue of the Apollo 13 astronauts. see all copies from $6.70! new only from $6.70! \| SVS

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