Apollo 13

Informationen zum Autor James Lovell is much in demand for his skill in turning film scripts into novels. He is based in the US. Jeffrey Kluger is a senior writer at Time magazine . He is co-author of the best-selling Apollo 13 , which served as the basis of the film. His other books include Moonhunters and Splendid Solution . Klappentext April 13, 1970. Astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert are hurtling towards the moon in the Apollo 13 spacecraft, when an explosion rocks the ship. The cockpit grows dim, the air grows thin, and the instrument lights wink out. Moments later, the astronauts are forced to abandon the main ship for the tiny lunar module, 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 action shifts from the disabled ship to the frantic engineers at Mission Control to Lovell's anxious family, APOLLO 13 brilliantly recreates the harrowing, heroic mission in all its drama and glory. This gripping story of human endurance is the basis for Ron Howard's classic film starring Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon. The classic story of endurance, heroism and survival, co-authored by the commander of the Apollo 13 mission. Zusammenfassung The classic story of endurance, heroism and survival, co-authored by the commander of the Apollo 13 mission.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey Kluger, Kluger Jeffrey, James Lovell, Jim Lovell, Lovell James
• Publisher: Coronet
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 17.08.1995
• EAN: 9780340638064
• ISBN: 978-0-340-63806-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 112 mm x 176 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Aeronautics & Astronautics, NATURE / Sky Observation, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Popular astronomy & space, c 1960 to c 1969, Popular astronomy and space, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy