# Lost Moon

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{{Short description|1994 non-fiction book by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger}}
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| author           = [Jim Lovell](/source/Jim_Lovell) and [Jeffrey Kluger](/source/Jeffrey_Kluger)
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| subject          = [Aerospace engineering](/source/Aerospace_engineering)
| genre            = Non-fiction
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* 1994 ([Houghton Mifflin Company](/source/Houghton_Mifflin_Company))
* 1995 ([Pocket Books](/source/Pocket_Books))
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'''''Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13''''' (published in [paperback](/source/paperback) as '''''Apollo 13''''') is a 1994 non-fiction book by astronaut [Jim Lovell](/source/Jim_Lovell) and journalist [Jeffrey Kluger](/source/Jeffrey_Kluger), about the failed April 1970 [Apollo 13](/source/Apollo_13) lunar landing mission which Lovell commanded. The book is the basis of the 1995 film adaptation ''[Apollo 13](/source/Apollo_13_(film))'', directed by [Ron Howard](/source/Ron_Howard) and starring [Tom Hanks](/source/Tom_Hanks) as Lovell.

Lovell was initially approached by Kluger in 1991 about collaborating on the book. [Fred Haise](/source/Fred_Haise) was not interested in the collaboration, and [Jack Swigert](/source/Jack_Swigert) had died of cancer in 1982.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35264367/the_south_bend_tribune/|title=In 'Lost Moon', Astronaut Recalls Apollo Scare|newspaper=The South Bend Tribune|location=South Bend, Indiana|date=December 11, 1994|page=E5|via=Newspapers.com|last1=Dunn|first1=Marcia}}</ref>

==Background==
Apollo 13 was the third mission of the [Apollo program](/source/Apollo_program) intended to land men on the Moon. An explosion of an onboard [liquid oxygen](/source/liquid_oxygen) tank in the Service Module, when the craft was close to reaching the Moon, crippled the electrical power generation and propulsion systems for the [Command Module](/source/Apollo_Command%2FService_Module) ''Odyssey''. This necessitated the abort of the lunar landing, and placed the lives of astronauts Lovell, [Jack Swigert](/source/Jack_Swigert), and [Fred Haise](/source/Fred_Haise) in serious jeopardy. The mission became famous for the safe return of the men, made possible by the [flight controller](/source/flight_controller)s' resourceful adaptation of the electrical, propulsion, and life support systems of the [Lunar Module](/source/Apollo_Lunar_Module) ''Aquarius'' as a "lifeboat".

==Physical description==
* Hardcover, 378 pages
* Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (T) (October 1994)
* Language: English
* {{ISBN|0-395-67029-2}}
* Dimensions: 1.5 × 6.2 × 9.2&nbsp;inches

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |title= Lost Moon |year= 1994 |author1=James Lovell |author2=Jeffrey Kluger |publisher= Houghton Mifflin |isbn= 0-395-67029-2 |url= https://archive.org/details/lostmoonperilous00love }}
* {{cite book |title= Apollo 13 |year= 1995 |author1=James Lovell |author2=Jeffrey Kluger |publisher= Pocket Books |isbn= 0671534645 |url= https://archive.org/details/apollo1300love }}
* {{Cite book|title=Apollo 13|language=Spanish|year=1995 |author1=James Lovell |author2=Jeffrey Kluger |publisher=Barcelona Ediciones|isbn=84-406-5685-8|url=https://archive.org/details/apolo13textoimpr00love/mode/2up}}

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Category:Books by astronauts
Category:Books about the Moon

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