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Failure Is Not an Option : Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond by Gene Kranz (2000, Hardcover)

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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 was flight director for both Apollo 11, the mission in which Neil Armstrong fulfilled President Kennedy's pledge, and Apollo 13. He headed the Tiger Team that had to figure out how to bring the three Apollo 13 astronauts safely back to Earth. (In the filmApollo 13,Kranz was played by the actor Ed Harris, who earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance.)InFailure Is Not an Option,Gene 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 hair-raising 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. Kranz takes us inside Mission Control and introduces us to some of the whiz kids -- still in their twenties, only a few years out of college -- who had to figure it all out as they went along, creating a great and daring enterprise. He reveals behind-the-scenes details to demonstrate the leadership, discipline, trust, and teamwork that made the space program a success.Finally, Kranz 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.This is a fascinating firsthand account written by a veteran mission controller of one of America's greatest achievements.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0743200799
ISBN-13
9780743200790
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1652833

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Book Title
Failure Is Not an Option : Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
Author
Gene Kranz
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering
Number of Pages
416 Pages

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9.2in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
24.4 Oz

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Tl873.K73 2000
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"A blow-by-blow account of heroic teams overcoming adversity...No matter how many times you read the story of the Apollo 11 landing, with computer alarms going off and only seconds of fuel left, it is a heartstopper. Here, Kranz recalls it vividly." -- Alex Roland, The Washington Post, Jim Lovellcommander, Apollo 13; and author,Lost Moon(also published asApollo 13)There are three kinds of people in the world: those who make things happen...those who watch things happen...and those who wonder what happened. InFailure Is Not an Option,Gene Kranz is the one who makes things happen. This is the thrilling story of NASA's Mission Control teams that guided the Apollo spacecraft through successful lunar landings and saved the lives of my Apollo 13 crew. Kranz takes you through each exciting flight as crisis after crisis is overcome to add a never-to-be-forgotten chapter to the history of spaceflight., "A rich, behind-the-scenes account of the experts who held the lives of America's first space explorers in their hands." -- Mark Carreau, Houston Chronicle, "An engaging behind-the-scenes memoir, a welcome contribution to the history of space flight." -- John Noble Wilford, The New York Times Book Review
Table of Content
CONTENTS1 The Four-Inch Flight2 "Liftoff; the Clock Is Running"3 "God Speed, John Glenn"4 The Brotherhood5 The Making of a Rocket Man6 Gemini -- The Twins7 White Flight8 The Spirit of 769 The Angry Alligator10 A Fire on the Pad11 Out of the Ashes12 The X Mission13 The Christmas Story14 1969 -- The Year of Apollo15 SimSup Wins the Final Round16 "We Copy You Down, Eagle"17 "What the Hell Was That?"18 The Age of Aquarius19 Coming Home20 Shepard's Return21 What Do You Do After the Moon?22 The Last LiftoffEpilogueWhere They AreAcknowledgmentsAppendix: Foundations of Mission ControlGlossary of TermsIndex
Copyright Date
2000
Lccn
00-027720
Dewey Decimal
629.45/3/0973
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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by rivierastarAug 17, 2008
20th Century Space Pioneer - Inspirational Leader
The mid-20th Century was a time of great upheaval and technological advancement. In the decades following World War II, the Cold War dominated global events. The "Space Race" took center stage. Adventurous and courageous men and woman aspired to "push the limit" to discover new technology and take science to new heights. One of these adventurous and courageous men, a man who boldly helped lead the world forward in aeronautics and space exploration, was Eugene F Kranz. Gene Kranz was a tough disciplinarian who was also very well liked and very highly respected. While Gene Kranz focused on cutting-edge historic advancement, at the same time he successfully inpired the people around him to "take responsibility for their actions" and "be the absolute best they could be". In many decades of work for NASA, Gene Kranz was the man in charge of man's first landing on the Moon in July 1969: Apoll 11. As Flight Director at NASA, Mr Kranz also used his "Failure Is Not An Option" credo in the remarkable recovery efforts needed to bring the Apollo 13 crew back to Earth successfully. In recent years in the 2000's Mr Kranz has continued spreading his inspirational message of "dedicated excellence" and "responsible accomplishment" through speaking engagements. While many people know the names of the famous Astronauts like Buzz Aldrin, John Glenn, Gene Cernan, Walter Cunningham, Wally Schirra, Neil Armstrong, etc., many people would not immediately recognize the name of the man behind the mission, Gene Kranz. If you appreciate hard-work, proper-respect, wonderful accomplishment, and "blazing new trails", you should enjoy getting to know Gene Kranz through his autobiographical book "Failure Is Not An Option"... onwards & upwards.....Read full review
5 out of 5 stars
by chrissylennyAug 07, 2020
Amazing book for lovers of space exploration
My husband had this as an audiobook and I really wanted to read it too, being a great lover of space exploration and everything associated with it, and being a big fan of Gene Kranz. However, I can never concentrate with an audiobook and wanted a "real" book to read. When I started looking for this book, I quickly decided it would be great to have a book personally signed by Mr Kranz. There were many available on the market, in paperback and hardback, some signed with dedications and some just the signature. What drew me to this particular book, even though the price was higher than a lot of other books available, was the quality. The signature had been authenticated, there was no dedication to someone I didn't know and the photos showed a hardback book that was of extremely good quality in terms of the cover and pages. Having decided this book was for me, ordering online was extremely easy. The book had to travel all the way from New Jersey, USA to the south of England and had been packed very carefully to ensure it arrived undamaged. When I finally go to open the book it was everything I had hoped for and better - the quality was much better than the photos had shown, so much that it was as if it were brand new and never read. I am looking forward to reading it and will take extreme care to make sure it remains in such great condition. I am very pleased with my new purchase and will treasure it always.Read full review
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by dale8chevyssAug 10, 2009
Very interesting and intreguing book
I picked up this book at the library and decided to buy it because it is a historical narrative of one of the best flight directors of NASA during it's early years. One will remember Kranz from the movie "Apollo 13." The book is narrated by Kranz and highlights his missions during the pre- Mercury days, the Mercury era, the Gemini Era, Apollo, and up to his retirement. It's a great historical reference to what actually happened during the early days of NASA, when NASA was at it's peak, highlighting the highs and lows of the program. What gives it that added "touch" of narrative is that it is written by an internal character to the program and took all the decisions first hand. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who is into the dawn of space discovery.
5 out of 5 stars
by mbbcb2--Rhe@Del...Apr 05, 2006
Great ride through space travel history!
Gene tells it like it was....and how it still should be! This book is an awesome read for the hardcore space program fan. Mr. Kranz goes into detail about how he landed the job at mission control, how hectic life was at the beginning of the space program, how guts and courage got man to the moon.....and how it all wasted away........if everybody involved in the program, from government to the man on sweeping duty, had Gene's intestinal fortitude, we would be living on the moon by now. Even if you only have a passing interest in the space program, pick up this book......I gaurantee it'll turn you into a fan!!
5 out of 5 stars
by thelawman10Jul 23, 2022
An Apollo view from the inside
A great story, well written and still of interest after all these years.
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Failure Is Not an Option : Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond by Gene Kranz (2000, Hardcover)

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