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The Apollo 13 Mission by Donald B Lemke: Used
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A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. scuff marks, but no holes or tears. If this is a hard cover, the dust jacket may be missing. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. No highlighting of text, no writing in the margins, and no missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2006-09-01
- Pages
- 32
- ISBN
- 9780736868716
- Book Title
- Apollo 13 Mission
- Book Series
- Disasters in History Ser.
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Tucker, Keith, Yes
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Genre
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Topic
- Science & Nature / Disasters, Technology / Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science, History / United States / 20th Century
- Item Weight
- 0.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 7 in
- Number of Pages
- 32 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Capstone
ISBN-10
0736868712
ISBN-13
9780736868716
eBay Product ID (ePID)
62270920
Product Key Features
Book Title
Apollo 13 Mission
Number of Pages
32 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Science & Nature / Disasters, Technology / Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science, History / United States / 20th Century
Illustrator
Tucker, Keith, Yes
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Book Series
Disasters in History Ser.
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
0.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
When President John F. Kennedy gave a speech in 1961 about how he hoped that America would put the first man on the moon, NASA responded with energy and in 1969 the crew of Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Apollo 12 repeated the performance just four months later. Clearly America was a force to be reckoned with when it came to space exploration. On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 hitched a ride on the Saturn V rocket so that a new crew of three could go to the moon. For a while all went well. The various components of the rocket behaved as they should and the Aquarius lunar module and the Odyssey command module were successfully aligned and attached in space. Apollo 13 could now head for the moon. That first evening in space the crew gave a television broadcast. After the "show" Jack Swigert turned on the fan to keep two tanks of liquid oxygen from freezing. At once all the men on the spacecraft heard an explosion. Quickly they radioed Houston to tell them that something had gone wrong. Houston was able to see that one oxygen tank was completely empty and the other was emptying as they watched. When they looked out of one of the windows of their vessel the astronauts could see the gas venting out into space. In addition to this mechanical disaster, two fuel cells were "dead." There was no question of going on to the moon and the men on board the Apollo 13 were worried that they would not be able to make it back to Earth again. Oxygen was needed for breathing and to run the power generating systems in the spacecraft. The experts in Houston decided to get the three astronauts to evacuate the Odyssey command module and to move into the Aquarius lunar module. The Aquarius module would be their "lifeboat" while Houston figured out what to do next. After much discussion it was decided that the astronauts best bet would be to "slingshot" around the moon. The big worry was that Aquarius would run out of oxygen too soon. The astronauts would also have to ration food and water and they would have to deal with very cold temperatures. It was going to be a very difficult and dangerous journey. This is an excellent account of what took place during the Apollo 13 mission. Readers will get a very real sense of how frightening the experience was and how incredible it was that all three astronauts made it back to Earth in one piece. With a well written text and a graphic rich format, this is an excellent title for young space exploration fans. This is one of the titles in the diverse and well presented "Graphic Library" series.
Grade From
Third Grade
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Grade To
Ninth Grade
Synopsis
Tells the dramatic story of the rescue of the Apollo 13 astronauts. Written in graphic-novel format.
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