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72 pp.
| Lerner/Millbrook |
August, 2001 |
LibraryISBN 0-7613-1920-4$$23.90
(4)
4-6
A survey of space calamities includes the expected events, such as the Challenger explosion and Apollo 13's close call but also touches on several lesser-known Soviet mishaps and tragedies, some of which were not made public until years after the fact. Illustrated with average-quality color photographs, the book contains fascinating information, though the rushed prose is often flat in quality. Bib., glos., ind.