If you follow this blog, you may have discovered that I don't read a lot of nonfiction. I find most of it just a bit too much like a textbook. Houston, We've Had a Problem by Rebecca Rissman was not like that at all. Written clearly and concisely, the action in this book moves quickly. This is the story of the Apollo 13 moon mission that nearly ended in disaster. It tells what the astronauts and the people on the ground did to save the 3 man crew from being stranded in space. With photographs and quotes from the actual people involved, this short book shares the timeline from blast off to splashdown, giving the reader a clear picture of the dangers faced by our astronauts and the responsibilities shouldered by the workers at NASA. I would highly recommend this narrative piece of nonfiction.
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