false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223641888m/193660.jpg 193659 4 In April 1970, during the glory days of the Apollo space program, NASA sent Navy Captain Jim Lovell and two other astronauts on America's fifth mission to the moon. Only fifty-five hours into the flight of Apollo 13, disaster struck: a mysterious explosion rocked the ship, and soon its oxygen and power began draining away. Commander Lovell and his crew watched in alarm as the cockpit grew darker, the air grew thinner, and the instruments winked out one by one. The full story of the moon shot that almost ended in catastrophe has never been told, but now Lovell and coauthor Jeffrey Kluger bring it to vivd life. What begins as a smooth flight is transformed into a hair-raising voyage from the moment Lovell calls out, "Houston, we've got a problem." Minutes after the explosion, the 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. But there are three men aboard, and they are four days from home. As the hours tick away, the narrative shifts from the crippled spacecraft to Mission Control, from engineers searching desperately for solutions 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. This riveting book puts the reader right in the spacecraft during one of the worst disasters in the history of space exploration. Written with all the color and drama of the best fiction, Lost Moon is the true story of a thrilling adventure and an astonishing triumph over nearly impossible odds. It was a major Oscar(R)-nominated motion picture directed by Ron Howard and starred Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon. 187288 6 9 1994 Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 total:309|5:121|4:125|3:58|2:5|1:0| 309 1289 439 50 4 1 false false Wed Dec 03 10:55:04 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 11:03:22 -0800 2008 ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 04:20:44 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 00:53:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 08:30:05 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 07:25:39 -0700 2009
Factual, not a huge amount on the emotions felt by the astronauts as they were fighting to s...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 20 12:27:09 -0700 2008 Thu May 28 16:43:51 -0700 2009 Lost Moon.

I expected the book to follow the Apollo 13 mission in detail; and, indeed, I found the coverage of that voyage intensely satisfying...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 11 10:28:42 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 10:45:45 -0700 2008
Lovell's life story is remarkable. He overcomes several set backs, disappointments and out right disasters. As a young navy aviato...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 17:07:15 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 18:12:54 -0700 2008
Jim Lovell co-wrote the book, which added a little touch to the narrative th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 14:34:19 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 28 10:24:30 -0800 2008 Written by the commander of Apollo 13 himself, Jim Lovell. Filled with tiny details that makes the reader experience what the astronauts are experiencing. The surprise, fear, apprehension, disappointment, hope...fabulous presentation of these elem...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 24 01:48:28 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 01:50:50 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 07:23:55 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 07:43:58 -0800 2009 1 4 0 false false Fri Jul 13 13:35:23 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 23:18:14 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 29 20:11:33 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 08:23:26 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Feb 08 19:37:37 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 19:37:37 -0800 2009 1 Apollo 13, you will love Jim Lovell's personal account of the crippled spacecraft, the three astronauts and the NASA heroes who brought them home.]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 10:20:32 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 19:10:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 31 08:19:35 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 15:04:38 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Sat Jan 03 12:58:36 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 13:02:59 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jun 15 19:25:23 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 19:27:12 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 21:48:24 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 21:27:11 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jan 30 11:13:37 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 11:14:12 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Mon Sep 07 14:10:14 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 14:10:45 -0700 2009 ]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Jun 23 23:44:36 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 23:44:46 -0700 2009 ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=193660