SPACE WEEK: Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond

Written by Ben

May 26, 2020

The book by Gene Kranz, best known for being the mission control commander during Apollo 13, published his memior in 2009 and is available in Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle and Audio Book form. It details the career of Gene Kranz from the birth of NASA (and the start of his career) clear through Apollo 13 and his retirement. It’s a great read or listen and gives you a great inside look at the life of Gene Kranz and the behind the scenes of NASA from the beginning on.

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