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Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond,New
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This New York Times bestselling memoir of a veteran NASA flight director tells riveting stories from the early days of the Mercury program through Apollo 11 (the moon landing) and Apollo 13, for both of which Kranz was flight director.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 disastrous first years when rockets blew up and the United States seemed to fall further behind the Soviet Union in the space race. He helped to launch Alan Shepard and John Glenn, then assumed the flight director?s role in the Gemini program, which he guided to fruition. With his teammates, he accepted the challenge to carry out President John F. Kennedy?s commitment to land a man on the Moon before the end of the 1960s.Kranz recounts these thrilling historic events and offers new information about the famous flights. What appeared as nearly flawless missions to the Moon were, in fact, a series of hairraising near misses. When the space technology failed, as it sometimes did, the controllers? only recourse was to rely on their skills and those of their teammates. He reveals behindthescenes details to demonstrate the leadership, discipline, trust, and teamwork that made the space program a success.A fascinating firsthand account by a veteran mission controller of one of America?s greatest achievements, Failure Is Not an Option reflects on what has happened to the space program and offers his own bold suggestions about what we ought to be doing in space now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of 'Failure Is Not an Option'? A: The main theme of 'Failure Is Not an Option' is the importance of leadership, teamwork, and resilience in the face of challenges, as experienced by Gene Kranz during his tenure at NASA.
- Q: Who is the author of the book? A: The author of the book is Gene Kranz, a veteran NASA flight director.
- Q: What period does the book cover in NASA's history? A: The book covers the early days of the Mercury program through Apollo 11 and Apollo 13, highlighting key events in America's manned space program.
- Q: What type of binding does the book have? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: How many pages are in 'Failure Is Not an Option'? A: The book contains 416 pages.
- Q: When was 'Failure Is Not an Option' published? A: The book was published on June 23, 2009.
- Q: What are the ISBN numbers for this book? A: The ISBN numbers for 'Failure Is Not an Option' are 9781439148815 and 1439148813, along with the other ISBN 9780743214476.
- Q: Is the book suitable for young readers? A: The book is primarily aimed at adult readers, but it may also appeal to older teenagers interested in space history and engineering.
- Q: What unique insights does Gene Kranz provide in this memoir? A: Gene Kranz offers behind-the-scenes details about NASA missions, emphasizing the leadership, discipline, and teamwork that were crucial to the success of the space program.
- Q: What is the quality rating of the book? A: The quality rating of the book is rated as 1, indicating it is a new condition item.