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Failure Is Not an Option : Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
Failure Is Not an Option Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
Author: Gene Kranz
Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, 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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780743200790
ISBN-10: 0743200799
Publication Date: 4/12/2000
Pages: 416
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Publisher: Simon Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 4
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Well written account of the start of the space program by one who was there. Mr. Kranz casts an intimate eye on the events that shaped the beginning of man's exploration of space and what it was like to watch in all happen from the control room.


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