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"Being lost is scary. Being lost in space is terrifying. These true tales of surviving a disaster in space follow real astronauts through harrowing ordeals in which they relied on their training, instincts, and courage to survive."--

"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...

"During the 1960s, humans were finally able to explore the universe beyond Earth. But at what cost? Many people lost their lives in a race to go where humans had never gone before. Find out what happened when an explosion on a spacecraft left three U.S. astronauts stranded in space 200,000 miles (321,869 kilometers) from Earth. With a limited supply of food, water, and oxygen, would they make it back to Earth alive?--From the publisher's web site."...

An account of the worst disaster in the twenty-five-year history of United States space exploration, the loss of the shuttlecraft Challenger and its seven member crew.

A passenger on a 2009 space flight, Kip Dawson faces death after a micrometeorite damages the capsule and kills the pilot, and types his epitaph on the ship's computer, unaware that his writings are being read on the Internet by a horrified public.

Describes the dangers of launching spacecraft, covering the Russian Mars space probe explosion, the Apollo 1 fire, the Apollo 12 lightning strike, and the Challenger explosion.

"Through vivid storytelling, this book tells the story of the Apollo 13 mission and includes survival tips and information about pop culture surrounding the event."--

"NASA sent astronauts safely into space for many years. Then, their missions were put on hold after Challenger exploded at launch, killing all the astronauts on board. Despite their best efforts to prevent another catastrophe, this would not be the last deadly shuttle. Columbia broke apart on its return to Earth. Follow along with the true stories of two tragic space flights. Then, review that you've learned with a recap timeline and a quick quiz...

Provides information about the disaster that struck on April 13, 1970 when the Apollo 13 spacecraft, on its way to the moon with three astronauts, was damaged; and shares the story of how NASA ground crew members and civilian advisors worked with the astronauts to bring them safely home.