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Thirteen: Apollo Flight That Failed (Paperback)

by Henry S.F. Cooper Jr. (Author) "AT A LITTLE AFTER NINE CENTRAL STANDARD TIME ON the night of Monday, April 13, 1970, there was, high in the western sky, a tiny..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press; New edition edition (1 Aug 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0801850975
  • ISBN-13: 978-0801850974
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.9 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,032,640 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Cooper's Thirteen is exciting... Close to what may be an authentic poetry of our period." -- New York Times



"Make no mistake about it. Thirteen tells a marvelous story. A lot of readers will take the book at a single gulp, unable to stop reading." -- Washington Post



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On April 13, 1970 an explosion rocked the moon-bound Apollo 13 craft, 205,000 miles from Earth, damaging engines and life-support systems. This minute-by-minute account of the only manned NASA mission to have malfunctioned outside Earth's orbit describes the entire episode.
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AT A LITTLE AFTER NINE CENTRAL STANDARD TIME ON the night of Monday, April 13, 1970, there was, high in the western sky, a tiny flare of light that in some respects resembled a star exploding far away in our galaxy. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read review of the Apollo 13 spaceflight, 18 May 1998
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I too found this book as a child in the public library some years ago and have remembered it always. In gripping and understandable detail, Cooper successfully recounts how close we came to a space disaster and how the entire NASA team managed to avoid it. Richly textured narrative that allows you to understand how space flights were run and controlled without drowning in minutia.

I've never been able to forget this book. I still remember the feeling that a vast and incredible secret was shared with me. For years, I was the only one who knew anything about the Apollo 13 mission and could recite the details I learned from the book. I knew the astronauts, controllers, and personalities. Watching the movie brought all of that back and confirmed what I knew. This was a compelling and incredible story. A must read for anyone even mildly interested in the Apollo 13 story.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting, fascinating glimpse at NASA ingenuity in 1970., 25 Jul 1996
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As a boy, I found this book in the public library and read all about the ill-fated Apollo 13 spaceflight of April 1970. I had lived through the experience as an 11-year-old, and I remembered the drama of the real-life explosion aboard the Apollo spacecraft as it made its way to the moon. But it was not until I read this remarkable story, that I gained true insights into what had happened and how NASA flight crews and engineers were able to bring the crippled ship home safely. I read this book about 20 times as a kid, finding it again in the libary and checking it out regularly. I loved it so much that I always checked for it in used bookstores, because it went out of print quickly. Author Henry S.F. Cooper is a gifted science writer, making complex matters simple and understandable, yet he never underexplained what was happening. I finally located it in the summer of 1991, in a used book store in Cooperstown, N.Y., while on a visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Remarkably, I had stumbled into a bookshop in the very town where Henry S.F. Cooper's family lived, and the store had used copies of several of his science books. I bought one of each, including my beloved hardback copy of ''13: The Flight That Failed'' (that was the original title). I still re-read it from time to time, with the same awe and love that I have had for it since I was little. The film, ''Apollo 13,'' was a fine film narrative, but Cooper's classic book should not be missed. Give it to a 10-year-old you love. :)
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4.0 out of 5 stars THE book on the whole adventure,, 3 May 1999
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This is a superb book and an absolute MUST for anyone who wants to know what really happened on a totally unique occasion.The author looks beyond the simple facts and asks the astronauts,"what were you thinking at this point ", we get an incredible insight into the NASA thinking of that time. This is a real adventure, I defy you to put this book down. If you are seriously interested in what it feels like to be totally vulnerable and far away from home READ THIS !!! For all adventurers this is THE book. Buy it now, you will not be dissapointed !!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive account of the Apollo 13 mission
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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding account from the Mission Control's perspective.
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