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378 pages. The author's memoir which was adapted for the 1995 film by Ron Howard that starred Tom Hanks as Lovell. Illustrated from black-and-white photographs. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. In April 1970, during the glory days of the Apollo space program, NASA sent Navy Captain Jim Lovell and two other astronauts on America's fifth mission to the moon. Only fifty-five hours into the flight of Apollo 13, disaster struck: a mysterious explosion rocked the ship, and soon its oxygen and power began draining away. Commander Lovell and his crew watched in alarm as the cockpit grew darker, the air grew thinner, and the instruments winked out one by one. The full story of the moon shot that almost ended in catastrophe has never been told, but now Lovell and coauthor Jeffrey Kluger bring it to vivid life. What begins as a smooth flight is transformed into a hair-raising voyage from the moment Lovell calls out, "Houston, we've got a problem." Minutes after the explosion, the astronauts are forced to abandon the main ship for the lunar module, a tiny craft designed to keep two men alive for just two days. But there are three men aboard, and they are four days from home. As the hours tick away, the narrative shifts from the crippled spacecraft to Mission Control, from engineers searching desperately for solutions to Lovell's wife and children praying for his safe return. The entire nation watches as one crisis after another is met and overcome. By the time the ship splashes down in the Pacific, we understand why the heroic effort to rescue Lovell and his crew is considered by many to be NASA's finest hour.

378 pages. The author's memoir which was adapted for the 1995 film by Ron Howard that starred Tom Hanks as Lovell. Illustrated from black-and-white photographs. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. In April 1970, during the glory days of the Apollo space program, NASA sent Navy Captain Jim Lovell and two other astronauts on America's fifth mission to the moon. Only fifty-five hours into the flight of Apollo 13, disaster struck: a mysterious explosion rocked the ship, and soon its oxygen and power began draining away. Commander Lovell and his crew watched in alarm as the cockpit grew darker, the air grew thinner, and the instruments winked out one by one. The full story of the moon shot that almost ended in catastrophe has never been told, but now Lovell and coauthor Jeffrey Kluger bring it to vivid life. What begins as a smooth flight is transformed into a hair-raising voyage from the moment Lovell calls out, "Houston, we've got a problem." Minutes after the explosion, the astronauts are forced to abandon the main ship for the lunar module, a tiny craft designed to keep two men alive for just two days. But there are three men aboard, and they are four days from home. As the hours tick away, the narrative shifts from the crippled spacecraft to Mission Control, from engineers searching desperately for solutions to Lovell's wife and children praying for his safe return. The entire nation watches as one crisis after another is met and overcome. By the time the ship splashes down in the Pacific, we understand why the heroic effort to rescue Lovell and his crew is considered by many to be NASA's finest hour.

Houghton Mifflin, 1994. 1st Edition 19th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed and inscribed by Jim Lovell on title page. Foxing to top of closed page ends (discoloration). 1st ed/19th printing.. Minor shelf wear to dust jacket.

Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 1994. Blue paper boards with spine wrapped in black cloth; silver lettering to spine. Endpapers show the perilous path taken by Apollo 13 and models of the lunar module and Odyssey. Fine First Edition, later printing. Fine unclipped (22.95) jacket is protected with a removable mylar cover. Apollo 13 was the seventh crewed Apollo mission and would have been the third to land on the Moon. Lovell, a graduate of the U.S. Navel Academy was a test pilot before becoming a member of the second group of astronaunts in 1962. Lovell flew with Frank Borman in Gemini 7 (1965) and with Buzz Aldrin in Gemini 12 (1966) and in 1968, he was flew in Apollo 8, the first spacecraft to orbit the moon. The other crew members of Apollo 13 were Jack Swigert (command module pilot) and Fred Haise (lunar module pilot). Once approximately two hundred and ten thousand miles from earth, the Apollo 13 spacecraft suffered a nearly fatal accident that required "The Right Stuff" from the crew and NASA to abort the lunar misson and return safely to earth. Basis for the 1995 film directed by Ron Howard and starred Tom Hanks (as Lovell), Bill Paxton (as Haise) and Kevin Bacon (as Swigert). 6x9 in. With Index, 378 pg.

Houghton Mifflin, 1994. hardcover. Like New. 6x1x9. Signed. Autographed by astronaut, Jim Lovell. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. *Autographed by author.*

Signed book-plate by Jim Lovell.

Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1994. Later Printing. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Signed by Lovell Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jack in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; ISBN: 0395670292. ISBN/EAN: 9780395670293. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 24307. . 9780395670293

Bookplate signed by author Jim Lovell pasted on half-title page, else pages clean; binding tight; moderate wear to dustjacket. 378 pages. Illustrated.

Size: 6x1x9; First edition, first printing. Brand new gift quality hardcover in jacket. Not signed. Please email for photos.

Later printing. Quarter cloth with silver lettering to spine. Illustrated endpapers. 378 pages. Photos. Index. Inscribed to previous owner and signed by Lovell. Jacket has a couple of short tears. "The untold story of the American moon shot that almost ended in a fatal catastrophe, told by the flight's commander, offers a thrilling chronicle of courage, heroism, and adventure.