The Horn Book Guide

TECHNOLOGY

Vogt, Gregory L.

Disasters in Space Exploration

72 pp. | Lerner/Millbrook | August, 2001 | Library ISBN 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.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta