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Holden, Henry M.
TRIUMPH OVER DISASTER ABOARD APOLLO 13
Berkeley Heights NJ : Enslow, 2004.
IL 5-8, RL 6.3
ISBN 0766051676
"Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here."  These few words spoken by astronaut Jack Swigert were the first indication of the drama to come for the men aboard Apollo 13.  Up until that point, the flight had gone well and was on track to land on the moon.  But then the unthinkable happened.  There was an explosion and the success of the mission came into doubt.  Find out about the incredible story of Apollo 13.
Non fiction
 
SUBJECTS:     Apollo 13 (Spacecraft)
                        Project Apollo (U.S.)
                        Space vehicle accidents.
                        Space flight to the moon.

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