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4-6Fact Finders: What Went Wrong? series.
This brief overview of the historic space mission contains a wealth of gripping details. The swift narrative begins with disastrous equipment failures that ultimately kept the Apollo 13 crew members from completing their mission and ends with their safe return to earth after six grueling days in space. Color photos and diagrams illustrate the text, while sidebars expand on the information. Reading list. Glos., ind.