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Books like Apollo 13

If you loved Apollo 13 by Jim Lovell, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Aeronautics & Astronautics, Space Science, Astronomy, and 19th Century.

Aeronautics & Astronautics Space Science Astronomy 19th Century Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) 20th Century Technology & Engineering Science United States History

Top related books to Apollo 13

Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of Apollo 13.

The Mission A True Story

David W. Brown

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • Astronomy

Interstellar The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars

Avi Loeb

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • Astronomy

Apollo 1 The Tragedy That Put Us on the Moon

Ryan S. Walters

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)

My Remarkable Journey A Memoir

Katherine G. Johnson

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • Astronomy

American Moonshot John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race

Douglas Brinkley

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)

Imminent Inside the Pentagon’s Hunt for UFOs

Luis Elizondo

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • Astronomy

Once Upon a Time in Space

James Bluemel

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • Astronomy

Project Apollo The Moon Odyssey Explained

Norman Ferguson

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • Astronomy

The Ever-Changing Moon Book Two: Apollo 16’s Journey to the Lunar Highlands

Rob Bailey

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • Astronomy

#10

Trailblazing Mars NASA’s Next Giant Leap

Pat Duggins

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)

#11

The Apollo 11 Moon Landing 40th Anniversary Photographic Retrospective

Dennis R. Jenkins

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • 20th Century

#12

Failure Is Not an Option Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond

Gene Kranz

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • 20th Century

#13

Across the Airless Wilds The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings

Earl Swift

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • 20th Century

#14

Rocket Ranch The Nuts and Bolts of the Apollo Moon Program at Kennedy Space Center

Jonathan H. Ward

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • Astronomy

#15

Outposts on the Frontier A Fifty-Year History of Space Stations

Jay Chladek

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • 20th Century

#16

New Space Frontiers Venturing Into Earth Orbit and Beyond

Piers Bizony

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • Astronomy

#17

The Hubble Cosmos 25 Years of New Vistas in Space

David H. DeVorkin

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • Astronomy

#18

Challenger A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

Adam Higginbotham

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • 20th Century

#19

Picturing Apollo 11 Rare Views and Undiscovered Moments

J. L. Pickering

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • 20th Century

#20

The Mercury 13 The Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight

Martha Ackmann

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • 20th Century

#21

Sputnik The Shock of the Century

Paul Dickson

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • 20th Century

#22

In the Shadow of the Moon A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969

Francis French

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • 20th Century

#23

Picturing the Space Shuttle The Early Years

John Bisney

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • 20th Century

#24

The Six The Untold Story of America’s First Women Astronauts

Loren Grush

Themes: Aeronautics & Astronautics • Space Science • 20th Century

If Apollo 13 by Jim Lovell is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Aeronautics & Astronautics, Space Science, Astronomy and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by David W. Brown, Avi Loeb, Ryan S. Walters, Katherine G. Johnson, and others.

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