Disaster Strikes!

Title: Disaster Strikes!
Subtitle: The Most Dangerous Space Missions of All Time
Author: Jeffrey Kluger
Publisher: Recorded Books
ISBN: 9781980057383
SKU: 66576
Release Date: 08/10/19
Genre: Children
Grade Level: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
Non-fiction


Description : Twelve thrilling and terrifying space-mission failures, told by the bestselling author of Apollo 13! There are so many amazing, daring, and exciting missions to outer space that have succeeded. But for every success, there are mistakes, surprises, and flat-out failures that happen along the way. In this collection, bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jeffrey Kluger recounts twelve such disasters, telling the stories of the astronauts and the cosmonauts, the trials and the errors, the missions and the misses. With stories of missions run by both Americans and Russians during the height of the space race, complete with photos of the people and machines behind them, this book delves into the mishaps and the tragedies, small and large, that led humankind to the moon and beyond.