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Author Landau, Elaine.

Title Space disasters / Elaine Landau.

Publication Info. New York : Franklin Watts, [1999]
©1999

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Children's Department  J363.12 LAN    Check Shelf
Description 63 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series Watts library
Watts library.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Costly dream come true -- Apollo 1 -- Soviet space disasters -- Apollo 13 -- Challenger flight -- Timeline of aeronautical history -- Glossary -- To find out more -- Note on sources -- Index.
Summary Describes the accidents which occurred during the space flights of the Apollo 1, Apollo 13, and Challenger, as well as the Soviet space flight accidents. Apollo 13, Challenger, and Soyuz I were among the most tragic space disasters in history. This book examines the people, the causes, and the impact these and other space disasters have had on today's space programs. This work covers four space disasters: Apollo 1, Soyuz 1, Apollo 13, & the Challenger.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.7 1.0 36334.
Subject Space vehicle accidents -- Juvenile literature.
Space vehicle accidents.
ISBN 053120345X
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