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In "Failure Is Not an Option," Gene Kranz recounts his pivotal role as flight director for Apollo 11 and Apollo 13, detailing the close calls and technical challenges NASA faced. He offers fresh insights into the missions, describing the rapid, skillful problem‑solving of the young, college‑fresh crew in Mission Control. Kranz’s narrative highlights leadership, discipline, trust and teamwork as the foundations of the United States’ manned space flight success.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Gene Kranz
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