space vehicle accidents

Discusses various situations faced by astronauts in space, including dangerous dockings, daring repairs, risky rescues, and unhappy landings.

Chronicles the rescue efforts to bring U.S. astronauts Donald Pettit and Kenneth Bowersox and Russian flight engineer Nikolai Burdarin back to Earth after their space shuttle "Columbia" disintegrated during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere in 2003.

Explores the circumstances surrounding the 1986 Challenger disaster that took the lives of seven astronauts, and includes timelines and glossary.

An illustrated examination of the effects disasters have had on NASA and on attitudes toward American space exploration, discussing the Apollo 1 fire and the Challenger explosion in detail.

Illustrations and text highlight scenes from the movie.

Examines several tragic events in the history of space exploration, including the "Columbia" space shuttle disaster in 2003, and their causes.

The full story of Apollo 13, a hairraising flight to the moon that almost ended in catastrophe.

A biography of James Lovell that encompasses the astronaut's birth, childhood, education, NASA training, mission experience, and post-space life and work.

Provides multiple views of the Challenger accident, covering the question of the necessity for manned flights, technical management, engineering warnings, long term effect on NASA, and more.

Apollo 13 is the story of America's fifth mission to the moon and one that ended in catastrophe in April 1970. Only fifty-five hours into the mission, disaster struck for Jim Lovell and two other astronauts after a rapidly declining supply of oxygen forced the three astronauts to abandon their ship for the lunar module, a tiny craft designed to keep two men alive for only two days. Mission Control's desperate efforts to bring the crew back are considered by many to be NASA's finest hour.