Failure Is Not an Option

by Kranz, Gene

• ISBN13: 9780783891378
• ISBN10: 0783891377
• Edition: Large
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: G K Hall & Co

Summary

As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Gene 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 and, with his teammates, accepted President Kennedy's challenge to land a man on the moon. Now Kranz recounts these thrilling years and offers new information about the famous flights. He takes us inside Mission Control and introduces us to some of the whiz kids who had to figure it out as they went along, creating a great and daring enterprise.

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	9	(42)
``Liftoff; the Clock Is Running''	51	(34)
``God Speed, John Glenn''	85	(37)
The Brotherhood	122	(50)
The Making of a Rocket Man	172	(30)
Gemini --- The Twins	202	(22)
White Flight	224	(36)
The Spirit of 76	260	(37)
The Angry Alligator	297	(27)
A Fire on the Pad	324	(27)
Out of the Ashes	351	(24)
The X Mission	375	(19)
The Christmas Story	394	(21)
1969 --- The Year of Apollo	415	(15)
SimSup Wins the Final Round	430	(27)
``We Copy You Down, Eagle''	457	(40)
``What the Hell Was That?''	497	(17)
The Age of Aquarius	514	(32)
Coming Home	546	(24)
Shepard's Return	570	(19)
What Do You Do After the Moon?	589	(32)
The Last Liftoff	621	(15)
Epilogue	636	(7)
Where They Are	643	(4)
Acknowledgments	647	(8)
Appendix: Foundations of Mission Control	655	(1)
Glossary of Terms	656