space vehicle accidents

Contains seventeen excerpts from communications between Apollo 13 astronauts and NASA, including the well-known announcement "Houston, we have a problem," and features President Kennedy's 1961 "To the Moon..." speech.

Tells the story of the Apollo XIII mission to the moon in April of 1970 during which an explosion disabled both engines on the command module and crippled the life-support system, forcing ground controllers to take fast and desperate measures to get the astronauts home safely.

An account of the Apollo 1 fire that claimed the lives of three astronauts in 1967.

Text and pictures trace the Apollo 13 space mission, describing the accident and the crew's safe return to Earth.

Dramatizes the Apollo 13 mission to the moon in 1970, a routine space flight that became the focus of international attention after an explosion crippled the spacecraft and put the lives of three astronauts in grave danger.

Illustrations and text highlight historical events from the Apollo 13 spacecraft accident and the movie.

Recounts how after only fifty hours into its flight to the moon, the "Apollo 13" spaceship was rocked by an explosion, and tells how the ship was brought under control and the crew was safely returned to Earth.

Relates events of the April, 1970, flight of Apollo 13, the third mission to the Moon, which was aborted after an explosion critically damaged the command module and nearly claimed the lives of the three astronauts aboard.

Provides information about the search for answers in the space shuttle "Columbia" disaster, featuring an account of events that occurred during the reentry phase of the February, 2003 mission, introducing the seven astronauts who died in the explosion, and including a look at the history of the space program.