Failure Is Not an Option
Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
by Gene Kranz
Recommended by Dominic D'Agostino
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Aerospace Engineering, Most Recommended Books, and History.
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 the...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Aerospace Engineering, Most Recommended Books, and History.
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Dominic D'Agostino
“Gene Kranz has always been a huge inspiration. Just finished his book "Failure is not an option". The level of detail he goes into describing mission control is fantastic.”
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