space rescue operations

"Introduces readers to the skills and technology that came together to help bring the Apollo 13 crew home after the command module was knocked out two days into the mission"--Provided by publisher.

Former astronaut Scott Blackstone, director of NASA's Citizen Observer program, finds himself vilified after a Space Shuttle accident claims the life of a famous sports figure; but his concerns take a backseat when Pakistan deploys a nuclear device endangering the lives of the crew of the International Space Station, and Scott, along with his brother Nick, an aerospace researcher, hold the key to their rescue.

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.

Dr. McCoy discovers that his ex-wife is one of the group of mediators that the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise is transporting to the planet Ssan. Then, Captain Kirk and she are trapped by a band of assasins and it is up to McCoy to rescue them.

Marc lives with a band of Outsiders on a distant planet but when he tries to find a way to outwit the planet's evil leader, he encounters a problem with someone he thought he could trust.

Describes those rendezvous in space during which repairs were made to satellites and spacecraft.

It's Gwen and Jill to the rescue when someone tries to sabotage Fletcher the basset hound's mission in space.