"Apollo 13 unfolds like a taught techno-thriller. In telling the story, Baker moves from from the flight planning stage through the launch, to the post-"problem" improvisations and the post-mission failure investigation, covering every conceivable detail of the mission, from the issues with this or that o-ring to the operation of the on-board computer to the coffee break schedule in Mission control to President Nixon's diplomatic schedule without ever allowing the pace of the story to drag. Throughout the book, Baker emphasizes both the immense complexity and immense precision of the Apollo program. If you've ever watched Ed Harris' go/no-go sound off in Ron Howard's Apollo 13 and wondered just what all went into putting all those systems together, Baker is the guy who can tell you. Because he kept all the receipts." - i09.com
"Apollo 13, written by David Baker, is something of a hybrid, providing some mission history and small anecdotes not available on the beaten path. Mainly it excels in proffering an avalanche of chronology and statistics on what was to have been America's third moon landing. Want to know what time our star-crossed trio jumped into the transfer van to take them to the launch pad? It's in here. How about a schematic for the lunar module's fuel flow? Got that too. Overall, the book provides information in understandable prose and enough engineering details just far enough beyond my grasp that I shake my head in wonder at what it takes to conquer the moon." - Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine
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