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Go, Flight!: The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control, 1965–1992: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight

Autor Rick Houston, Milt Heflin Cuvânt înainte de John Aaron
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2017
The talented men (and later women) who worked in mission control at what is now Johnson Space Center occupied a room located on the third floor of Building 30, a room that at first glance looked like just another auditorium in just another government building but would eventually become known by many as “the Cathedral.” These members of the space program were the brightest of their generation, making split-second decisions that determined the success or failure of a mission. The flight controllers, each supported by a staff of specialists, were the most visible part of the operation, running the missions, talking to the heavens, troubleshooting issues on board, and, ultimately, attempting to bring everyone safely back home.

None of NASA’s storied accomplishments would have been possible without these people. Interviews with dozens of individuals who worked in the historic third-floor mission control room bring the compelling stories to life. Go, Flight! is a real-world reminder of where we have been and where we could go again given the right political and social climate. This paperback edition includes a new epilogue by the authors about making the documentary Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo.
 
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781496203366
ISBN-10: 1496203364
Pagini: 378
Ilustrații: 26 photographs, index
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.55 kg
Editura: Nebraska
Colecția University of Nebraska Press
Seria Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight

Locul publicării:United States

Notă biografică

Rick Houston is a journalist with twenty years of experience and the associate producer and consultant for the documentary film Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo. He is the author of Wheels Stop: The Tragedies and Triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986–2011 (Nebraska, 2013). Milt Heflin worked for NASA for nearly half a century, including on the prime recovery ships during splashdown and post-landing activities for Apollo 8Apollo 10Apollo 16Apollo 17, each of the three Skylab flights, and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. He later became a flight director who led the mission control team during the Space Shuttle flight to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. John Aaron is a legendary former flight controller.

Cuprins

List of Illustrations
Foreword
Introduction
1. Who Did What
2. Tampa, Tranquility Base Here …
3. Growing Up
4. We’re Going to Make It Right
5. Merry Christmas from the Moon
6. Dress Rehearsals
7. A Bunch of Guys about to Turn Blue
8. "Great Job, Young Man"
9. "We’ve Got More Than a Problem"
10. Living on the Moon
11. The End of an Era
12. Legacy
Epilogue
Sources
Index

Recenzii

"A great read both for fans for spaceflight and for scholars interested in a social history of Mission Control."—Margaret Weitekamp, Quest

“Milt Heflin did it all, from helping recover Apollo crews returning from the moon to overseeing the first make-or-break repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. Heflin’s insight and experience shine in his and coauthor Rick Houston’s Go, Flight!, a firsthand glimpse into the fascinating world of mission control.”—William Harwood, CBS News space reporter

“Those of us who worked in the MOCR [Mission Operations Control Room] were privileged to be in the right place at the right time in American history. We didn’t know that sending men to the moon was impossible, so we somehow managed to do just that. We lived in a time when our vision was not limited by how far our eyes could see, but only by what our minds could dream. Authors Rick Houston and Milt Heflin are helping keep that dream alive in Go, Flight!”—Jerry Bostick, chief of the Apollo-era Flight Dynamics Branch

“I experienced almost every emotion possible while working in mission control. Authors Rick Houston and Milt Heflin have taken me right back into the heat of battle with their outstanding book.”—Steve Bales, guidance officer during the Apollo 11 lunar descent 

“This book represents the most detailed account to date of how a group of ordinary men from rural America and smokestack towns became an extraordinary team that built the future. As well as tales of technical achievement, you will find the human stories about the band of brothers that formed Mission Control, and who became the best they could be.”—Keith Haviland, co-executive producer of Last Man on the Moon, a documentary film about Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan