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Disaster Strikes!

by Jeffrey Kluger
L.J. Ganser
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Twelve thrilling and terrifying space-mission failures, told by the bestselling author of Apollo 13! There are so many amazing, daring, and exciting missions to outer space that have succeeded. But for every success, there are mistakes, surprises, and flat-out failures that happen along the way. In this collection, bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jeffrey Kluger recounts twelve such disasters, telling the stories of the astronauts and the cosmonauts, the trials and the errors, the missions and the misses. With stories of missions run by both Americans and Russians during the height of the space race, complete with photos of the people and machines behind them, this book delves into the mishaps and the tragedies, small and large, that led humankind to the moon and beyond.
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Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781980025085
  • File size: 146520 KB
  • Release date: May 7, 2019
  • Duration: 05:05:14

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781980025085
  • File size: 146536 KB
  • Release date: May 7, 2019
  • Duration: 05:09:14
  • Number of parts: 5
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subjects

History Juvenile Nonfiction Reference Technology

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1190
Text Difficulty:9-12

Twelve thrilling and terrifying space-mission failures, told by the bestselling author of Apollo 13! There are so many amazing, daring, and exciting missions to outer space that have succeeded. But for every success, there are mistakes, surprises, and flat-out failures that happen along the way. In this collection, bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jeffrey Kluger recounts twelve such disasters, telling the stories of the astronauts and the cosmonauts, the trials and the errors, the missions and the misses. With stories of missions run by both Americans and Russians during the height of the space race, complete with photos of the people and machines behind them, this book delves into the mishaps and the tragedies, small and large, that led humankind to the moon and beyond.
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History Juvenile Nonfiction Reference Technology