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Failure Is Not an Option

A fascinating inside look into the space program of the 1960s from former NASA Mission Control flight director Gene Kranz.

Author:

  • Gene Kranz

Narrator:

  • Danny Campbell

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 18 h 14 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Nonfiction
  • History
  • Natural sciences
  • Physics and chemistry
  • Nonfiction
  • Computer sciences

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    Gene Kranz

    Eugene F. Kranz joined the NASA Space Task Group in 1960 and was Assistant Flight Director for Project Mercury (the original manned space missions). He continued as Flight Director for the Apollo 11 lunar landing. He is a co-recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work leading the Apollo 13 teams. Failure Is Not an Option is his first book. He lives with his family near Houston, Texas.

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