Failure Is Not an Option : Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond

by Kranz, Gene

• ISBN13: 9780425179871
• ISBN10: 0425179877
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Berkley Trade

Summary

A breathtaking, first-hand account of the early days of the NASA space program, through the eyes of the man who held it all together. . .

Author Biography

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 corecipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work leading the Apollo 13 teams.

Table of Contents

The Four-Inch Flight	11	(25)
``Liftoff; the Clock Is Running''	36	(20)
``God Speed, John Glenn''	56	(22)
The Brotherhood	78	(23)
The Making of a Rocket Man	101	(18)
Gemini---The Twins	119	(13)
White Flight	132	(21)
The Spirit of 76	153	(22)
The Angry Alligator	175	(16)
A Fire on the Pad	191	(17)
Out of the Ashes	208	(15)
The X Mission	223	(11)
The Christmas Story	234	(13)
1969---The Year of Apollo	247	(9)
SimSup Wins the Final Round	256	(16)
``We Copy You Down, Eagle''	272	(24)
``What the Hell Was That?''	296	(10)
The Age of Aquarius	306	(19)
Coming Home	325	(15)
Shepard's Return	340	(12)
What Do You Do After the Moon?	352	(20)
The Last Liftoff	372	(9)
Epilogue	381	(4)
Where They Are	385	(3)
Acknowledgments	388	(5)
Appendix: Foundations of Mission Control	393	(1)
Glossary of Terms	394	(5)
Index	399