Description: We Combine Shipping We Ship Daily Located In Ohio Contact us with any questions Christian Living Fiction Family Bibles Bible Study Ministry Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond $9.57 $20 New -- New with remainder mark. Buy multiples from our store to save on shipping. Paperback | Kranz, Gene ISBN: 1439148813 | 9781439148815 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ready to Buy? Buy it now or add to cart above Want to Browse? Add this item to your cart, then visit our store Save on Shipping More books means less shipping per book! Shop our store Description Shipping FAQ Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America?s manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA?s Mission Control, 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 when rockets blew up and the United States seemed to fall further behind the Soviet Union in the space race. He helped to launch Alan Shepard and John Glenn, then assumed the flight director?s role in the Gemini program, which he guided to fruition. With his teammates, he accepted the challenge to carry out President John F. Kennedy?s commitment to land a man on the Moon before the end of the 1960s. Kranz recounts these thrilling historic events and offers new information about the famous flights. What appeared as nearly flawless missions to the Moon were, in fact, a series of hair-raising near misses. When the space technology failed, as it sometimes did, the controllers? only recourse was to rely on their skills and those of their teammates. He reveals behind-the-scenes details to demonstrate the leadership, discipline, trust, and teamwork that made the space program a success. A fascinating firsthand account by a veteran mission controller of one of America?s greatest achievements, Failure is Not an Option reflects on what has happened to the space program and offers his own bold suggestions about what we ought to be doing in space now. Items purchased by 9:00am each business day will ship that day from Ohio. The speed on media mail depends on your proximity to us with many orders arriving in a week. Media mail can take up to ten business days in the continental US, and longer for Alaska and Hawaii. USPS Media Mail (4-10 business days) $3.50 for first item plus $0.50 each additional item 1 item: $3.50 2 items: $4.00 3 items: $4.50 4 items: $5.00 How can you sell books so cheaply? The books we sell are known as bargain books. They are books that either are overstocks from the publishers or ones that went out to a Christian bookstore or major department store and were returned to the publisher when they did not sell. They are not used, though sometimes have cover wear. The publishers sell these at a great discount in bulk. We buy these and sort through them to grade their condition. You will note that many of the books are in new condition, but others have other conditions noted. We try to describe them as accurately as possible. What is a remainder book? A remainder book is a brand new book that the publisher would like to get rid of because of overstock, discontinuing the book, etc. The publisher will sell these books in bulk to bargain book dealers at a low cost, allowing us to sell to you. Some publishers will put a line or dot on the on the bottom outside page edges to indicate that it is a remainder book. This keeps the "new" book prices higher and does not allow retailers to return them to the publisher. Other publishers do not mark them in any way. Some of the books we sell have a remainder mark, but many do not. Please complete the eBay checkout process within 5 days. To order multiple items and save on shipping, add each item to your cart, then checkout once when you are done shopping. We cannot refund excess shipping after you complete checkout. See More From Our Ebay Store Shop Now Frugal Fiction Shop Now Scratch & Dent Shop Now Coloring Books Shop Now Kids Books About Us Feedback Our Store Contact Us ChristianBookbag is a small business, run by two sisters. We have sold books on eBay for 15 years, and are proud of our 99.9% positive feedback. We have over 70,000 happy customers with positive reviews. Thanks for choosing us as your book resource. We Combine Shipping Ships from Ohio Daily Contact us with any questions Addtowatchlist © 2017 All Rights Reserved
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Book Title: Failure Is Not an Option : Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Gene Kranz
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / 20th Century, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Science & Technology
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Year: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, History
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 416 Pages