Failure Is Not an Option Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond |
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| Author:
| Kranz, Gene |
| Series title: | Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7838-9136-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2000 |
| Publisher: | Thorndike Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.95 |
Book Description:
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As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Gene Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program from the early days of the Mercury program to the last Apollo mission, and beyond. He endured the disastrous first years and, with his teammates, accepted President Kennedy's challenge to land a man on the moon. Now Kranz recounts these thrilling years and offers new information about the famous flights. He takes us inside Mission Control and...
More DescriptionAs a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Gene Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program from the early days of the Mercury program to the last Apollo mission, and beyond. He endured the disastrous first years and, with his teammates, accepted President Kennedy's challenge to land a man on the moon. Now Kranz recounts these thrilling years and offers new information about the famous flights. He takes us inside Mission Control and introduces us to some of the whiz kids who had to figure it out as they went along, creating a great and daring enterprise.