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Describes emergencies that occurred during several space missions, including Apollo 13, Friendship 7, Gemini 8, and Mir.

Examines the Challenger disaster from a scientific and historic perspective and discusses its effect on the space shuttle program.

"A collection of stories about space missions gone wrong."--

Describes the trouble-plagued flight of Apollo 13 in 1970, in which an explosion ended plans for a lunar landing and forced the crew to embark on a dangerous journey to return to Earth.

The story of American astronaut Mike Foale's stay on the Russian space station Mir with emphasis on his role when the supply ship accidently rammed the station.

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.

Provides an overview of how the Apollo 13 astronauts dealt with an explosion in space.

On January 28, 1986, NASA launched the space shuttle Challenger. The shuttle had flown several times before. But this time, just over a minute into the flight, the shuttle exploded, killing its crew of seven.The Space Shuttle Challengerexamines the scope of the disaster, its causes, and how people can keep a similar disaster from happening again. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features...

"April 13, 1970: Two hundred thousand miles from Earth and counting, an explosion rips through Jim Lovell's spacecraft. The crippled ship hurtles toward the moon at three times the speed of sound, losing power and leaking oxygen into space. Lovell and his crew were two days from the dream of a lifetime - walking on the surface of moon. Now, they will count themselves lucky to set foot on Earth again. From "Houston, we've had a problem" to the final...