NATIONAL BESTSELLER. Astronaut Jim Lovell and coauthor Jeffrey Kluger's harrowing account of the Apollo 13 disaster. Serving as the basis for Ron Howard's blockbuster Apollo 13, the book reveals true details not shown in the movie. Thrilling and evocative, you feel as though you're alongside Lovell in the lunar module.?
Written with all the color and drama of the best fiction, Apollo 13 tells the full story of the moon shot that almost ended in catastrophe. Minutes after a mid-flight explosion, the three 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.?
As the hours tick away, the narrative shifts from the crippled spacecraft to Mission Control, from engineers searching desperately for a way to fix the ship 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.?
Inspiring and astonishing, the story of Apollo 13 is a timeless tribute to the enduring American spirit and sparkling individual heroism.

Author: James Lovell, Jeffrey Kluger
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 04/11/2000
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.44lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.35w x 1.25d
ISBN: 9780618056651
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 03/01/2001 pg. 165

About the Author
Lovell, James: - Jim Lovell joined NASA in 1962 and flew a total of four missions before retiring in 1973. After Apollo 8, America's first mission to the moon, he and his two crew members were named Time's Men of the Year. He and his wife, Marilyn, now live in Illinois.Kluger, Jeffrey: - JEFFREY KLUGER is a senior writer at Time and the author of several books. He and his wife, Alejandra, live in New York.