Failure is not an option

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"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 film Apollo 13, Kranz was played by the actor Ed Harris, who earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance.)". "In Failure Is Not an Option, Gene Kranz recounts these 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."--BOOK JACKET.

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Other Editions

• Failure is not an option: mission control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and beyondG K Hall & Co2000-01-01
• Failure Is Not an OptionLittle Brown & Company1999-01-01
• Failure Is Not an OptionHardcoverSimon & Schuster2000-04-12
• Failure Is Not an OptionHardcoverThorndike Press2000-08-01
• Failure Is Not an OptionSimon & Schuster2001-02-01
• Failure is not an OptionBerkley Trade2001-05-08