Hes most famous for his role as commander of the illfated apollo mission that so nearly ended in tragedy. The perilous voyage of apollo by jeffrey kruger, james lovell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The perilous voyage of apollo from the worlds largest community of readers. In another of this years lunar memorial volumes, lovell, commander of apollo , vividly recalls that nearly disastrous moon mission in superb, measured, dramatic prose. How quickly did the crew of apollo know theyd lost the moon. Two hundred thousand miles from earth and counting, an explosion rips through jim lovells spacecraft. Apr 08, 2002 only fiftyfive hours into the flight of apollo , disaster struck. The three astronauts, jim lovell, fred haise and jack swigert had to abort the moon landing mission, in spite of being in such a close proximity to the moon.
The tank explosion that crippled the command module happened about 1. The voyages of the apollo astronauts by andrew chaikin paulkid. The perilous voyage of apollo is a nonfiction book first published in 1994 by astronaut jim lovell and journalist jeffrey kluger, about the failed. The craft was launched from kennedy space center on april 11, 1970, but the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank in the service module sm failed two days into the mission. Astronaut lovell chronicles his harrowing, nearly fatal, failed.
While im sure a firstfirst lost moon would be more valuable to a book collector than a firstfirst apollo due to scarcity and age, condition and such would play a role in that as well. In april of 1970, during nasas fifth mission to the moon, jim lovell and his fellow apollo astronauts found their craft crippled by a mysterious explosion. Apollo ebook 9780385391276 by kathleen weidner zoehfeld. I am looking for a first edition copy of lost moon apollo. The perilous voyage of apollo published in paperback as apollo , is a nonfiction book first published in 1994 by astronaut jim lovell and journalist jeffrey kluger, about the failed april 1970 apollo lunar landing mission which lovell commanded. Apollo was the seventh manned mission in the american apollo space program and the third intended to land on the moon. Apollo is a very well written book that captures a persons attention and keeps them desiring more throughout the course of the entire book. Check out my latest blog post on vintage space at popular science. Apollo ebook by james lovell 9780547526232 rakuten kobo.
However, little more than two days into the flight, an oxygen. On april, 1970, three american astronauts were on their way to the moon when a mysterious explosion rocked their ship, forcing them to abandon the main ship and. Go to the editions section to read or download ebooks. Click the appropriate button to start searching the book to get it in the format you are interested in. This exciting second book in the lost series tells the incredible true story of the doomed apollo moon mission that nearly ended in disaster. The authors detail the harrowing and heroic four day rescue. Apollo 11 astronauts were lost after they landed on the moon. May 19, 2019 ebook apollo lost moon movie tiein free download. The perilous voyage of apollo published in paperback as apollo, is a nonfiction book first published in 1994 by astronaut james lovell and. Here is the tale of a mission that was both a calculated risk and a wild crapshoot, a stirring account of how three american heroes forever changed our view of the home planet. Jun 14, 2017 kluger, who today is the science editor for time magazine, previously worked with lovell to author lost moon, which became the basis for the 1995 movie apollo about the problemprone lunar. The elibrary free service executes searching for the ebook lost moon to provide you with the opportunity to download it for free.
Lovell commanded apollo when an explosion crippled the ship and forced the crew to abandon the moon landing to return. Chaikins book is a good choice if youre interested in that. I found jim lovells account of apollo more gripping and technically explicative than any of chaikins stories. Apollo was the seventh crewed mission in the apollo space program and the third meant to land on the moon. How about a spaceship carrying the first astronauts ever to see the moon firsthandon christmas.
This accountwritten by jim lovell, commander of the mission, and his talented coauthor. The term reminds me of the book lost moon by astronaut jim lovell. The lunar landing mission of apollo , commanded by veteran astronaut lovell, was to be the crowning accomplishment of his nasa career. Written with all the color and drama of the best fiction, apollo previously published as lost moon tells the full story of the moon shot that almost ended in. Apollo 8 author jeffrey kluger looks back at thrilling. But on april , 1970, almost 56 hours and 200,000 miles away from earth, an explosion aboard the spacecraft left astronauts lovell, fred haise, and john swigert with almost no. The digital clockabove the flight control team showed 57hours 11minutes since launch11. Whats more exciting than spaceships and astronauts. Lost moon is the story of the failure and the incredible heroism of the three astronauts who brought their crippled vehicle back to earth. In april 1970, during the glory days of the apollo space program, nasa sent navy captain jim lovell and two other astronauts on. Yes, im aware of that, but there are technically firstfirst copies for both books, as they are technically different books. Lost moon, now titled apollo by jim lovell is an excellent book if you have any interest in spaceflight, lunar exploration, nasa, or the apollo missions. Apollo was 207,000miles from earth and movingaway at 2100miles an hour.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The perilous voyage of apollo cheap ebook for kindle and nook lost moon. The perilous voyage of apollo james lovell, jeffrey kruger on. Out of the seven apollo expeditions to land on the moon, six of the efforts succeeded outstandingly and one failed. Apollo 8 by jeffrey kluger overdrive rakuten overdrive. The crippled ship hurtles toward the moon at three times the speed of sound, losing power and leaking. Lost moon by lovell, jim and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Whats the difference between lost moon the book and apollo. Lost moon project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read.
Of course, lost moon did not address the geological exploration of the moon. The perilous voyage of apollo , lost moon jim lovell lost moon wikipedia, lost moon lost moon. Apollo by james lovell, jeffrey kluger, paperback. Jun, 2018 this is such a gripping, thrilling, engrossing story of the miraculous survival of apollo. Jim lovell is an exnasa astronaut who flew with the gemini and apollo missions. Lost moon july 1, 1995, pocket mass market paperback in english reissue of lost moon edition libraries near you. Apollo by james lovell overdrive rakuten overdrive. The untold story of the american moon shot that almost ended in a fatal catastrophe, told by the flights commander, offers a thrilling chronicle of courage, heroism, and adventure. The book has much more detail on the apollo 1 fire and the apollo 8 flight such as the reading from the book of genesis and lovells naming of mount marilyn later named montes secchi by the iau. Mar 16, 2012 for other infos, videos, transcripts and downloads visit our site. The exciting and inspiring true story of apollo 8, the first crewed spaceship to break free of the earths orbit and reach the moon, by the bestselling author of apollo. Written with all the color and drama of the best fiction, apollo previously published as lost moon tells the full story of the moon shot that almost ended in catastrophe. The full story of apollo 8 has never been told, and only jeffrey klugerjim lovells coauthor on their bestselling book about apollo can do it justice.
Astronaut lovell chronicles his harrowing, nearly fatal, failed mission to the moon, describing his crews ingenuity in returning safely to earth. This accountwritten by jim lovell, commander of the mission, and his talented coauthor, jeffrey klugercaptures the high drama of that. Apollo audiobook by jim lovell, jeffrey kluger, fred. Just like with apollo, failure is not an option with.
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