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Go, Flight!

The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control, 1965-1992
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The talented men (and later women) who worked in mission control, the room located on the third floor of Building 30 would become known by many as The Cathedral . None of NASA´s storied accomplishments would have been possible without the people who worked there. Interviews with dozens of individuals who worked in the historic third-floor mission control room bring the compelling stories to life.

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ISBN/GTIN978-0-8032-6937-8
Type de produitLivre
ReliureRelié
ÉditeurNebraska
Date de parution01.12.2015
Pages368 pages
LangueAnglais
DimensionsLargeur 158 mm, Hauteur 236 mm, Épaisseur 40 mm
Poids683 g
Groupe de produitsLivres en anglais
CatégorieHistoire
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Rick Houston is a journalist with twenty years of experience and a special interest in spaceflight history. He is the author of Wheels Stop: The Tragedies and Triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986-2011 (Nebraska, 2013) and NASCAR´s Greatest Race: The 1992 Hooters 500. He was also the associate producer and consultant for the documentary film Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo. Milt Heflin worked for NASA for nearly half a century, including on the prime recovery ships during splashdown and post-landing activities for Apollo 8, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, Apollo 17, each of the three Skylab flights, and the Apollo-SoyuzTest Project. He later became a flight director who led the mission control team during the flight of STS-61, widely considered one of the most important missions of the entire thirty-year Space Shuttle program. At the time of his retirement, he served as associate director (technical) at Johnson Space Center. John Aaron is a legendary former flight controller widely credited with saving the Apollo 12 flight and playing an instrumental role in the safe return of the Apollo 13 crew.

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