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Author : Christopher C. Kraft
Release : 2001
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Flight by : Christopher C. Kraft
Download or read book Flight written by Christopher C. Kraft. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the account of Chri Kraft and the U.S. space program from its infancy to its greatest triumphs.
Author : Gene Kranz
Release : 2009-06-23
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 813/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Failure Is Not an Option by : Gene Kranz
Download or read book Failure Is Not an Option written by Gene Kranz. This book was released on 2009-06-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, flight director in NASA's Mission Control, tells of the challenges in space flight from the very early years to the current time and of "his own bold suggestions about what we ought to be doing in space now."--Jacket.
Author : Andrew Chaikin
Release : 2009
Genre : Astronautics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 568/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Mission Control, this is Apollo by : Andrew Chaikin
Download or read book Mission Control, this is Apollo written by Andrew Chaikin. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the historic moment in 1969 when Apollo 11 landed on the moon, the major events that led up to this mission, and the advancements that have been made in space exploration from the Mercury missions to the present day.
Author : Rick Houston
Release : 2015-12
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 942/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Go, Flight! by : Rick Houston
Download or read book Go, Flight! written by Rick Houston. This book was released on 2015-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At first glance, it looks like just another auditorium in just another government building. But among the talented men (and later women) who worked in mission control, the room located on the third floor of Building 30--at what is now Johnson Space Center--would become known by many as "the Cathedral." These members of the space program were the brightest of their generations, 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.
Author : David Meerman Scott
Release : 2014-02-28
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 961/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Marketing the Moon by : David Meerman Scott
Download or read book Marketing the Moon written by David Meerman Scott. This book was released on 2014-02-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most successful public relations campaigns in history, featuring heroic astronauts, press-savvy rocket scientists, enthusiastic reporters, deep-pocketed defense contractors, and Tang. In July 1969, ninety-four percent of American televisions were tuned to coverage of Apollo 11's mission to the moon. How did space exploration, once the purview of rocket scientists, reach a larger audience than My Three Sons? Why did a government program whose standard operating procedure had been secrecy turn its greatest achievement into a communal experience? In Marketing the Moon, David Meerman Scott and Richard Jurek tell the story of one of the most successful marketing and public relations campaigns in history: the selling of the Apollo program. Primed by science fiction, magazine articles, and appearances by Wernher von Braun on the “Tomorrowland” segments of the Disneyland prime time television show, Americans were a receptive audience for NASA's pioneering “brand journalism.” Scott and Jurek describe sophisticated efforts by NASA and its many contractors to market the facts about space travel—through press releases, bylined articles, lavishly detailed background materials, and fully produced radio and television features—rather than push an agenda. American astronauts, who signed exclusive agreements with Life magazine, became the heroic and patriotic faces of the program. And there was some judicious product placement: Hasselblad was the “first camera on the moon”; Sony cassette recorders and supplies of Tang were on board the capsule; and astronauts were equipped with the Exer-Genie personal exerciser. Everyone wanted a place on the bandwagon. Generously illustrated with vintage photographs, artwork, and advertisements, many never published before, Marketing the Moon shows that when Neil Armstrong took that giant leap for mankind, it was a triumph not just for American engineering and rocketry but for American marketing and public relations.
