Flight
by Christopher Kraft · first published 2001
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In his New York Times bestseller, Chris Kraft delivers an unforgettable account of his life in Mission Control. The first NASA flight director, Kraft emerged from boyhood in small-town America to become a visionary who played an integral role in what would become the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It's all here, from the legendary Mercury missions that first sent Americans into space through the Gemini and Apollo missions that landed them on the moon. The great heroes of space are here, too-Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Buzz Aldrin-leading the space
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…recommend some books about the era that are very good reading. http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Man-Moon-Astronaut/dp/0312199... written by Eugene Cernan (the last man on the moon) http://www.amazon.com/Flight-My-Life-Mission-Control/dp/0452... written by and about mission control http://www.amazon.com/First-Man-Life-Neil-Armstrong/dp/B001O... about Armstrong but representative of many astronauts (and the…
on “Apollo 17 at Shorty Crater” ↗I think the best is "Flight" -- the memoir of NASA's first director of mission control https://www.amazon.com/Flight-My-Life-Mission-Control/dp/052...
on “John Glenn has died” ↗Also worthwhile: https://www.amazon.com/Flight-My-Life-Mission-Control/dp/045...
on “How the Apollo Fire Propelled NASA to the Moon” ↗I strongly recommend his memoir, "Flight" https://www.amazon.com/Flight-My-Life-Mission-Control/dp/052...
on “Remembering Chris Kraft” ↗I recommend the book 'Flight' by Christopher Kraft. It's a quick read, and a really enjoyable history lesson about the development of the US space program.
on “Why Land on the Moon? (1963)” ↗