How long does it take to read You Wouldn't Want to Be on Apollo 13!?
a mission you'd rather not go on
You Wouldn't Want to Be on Apollo 13! by Ian Graham takes about 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 35 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2003. 32 pages, about 8,800 words. Written for children.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 10 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Describes what it was like to be an astronaut on the "unlucky" 1970 Apollo 13 mission to the moon.
Subjects: Space flight to the moon, Space flights, Accidents, Space shuttles, Space vehicles, Space vehicle accidents
