Shuttle, Houston : my life in the center seat of Mission Control
Dye, Paul (Paul F.)2020
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Offering a compelling look inside the Space Shuttle missions that helped lay the groundwork for the Space Age from the perspective of those tasked with making them happen, 'Shuttle, Houston' explores the determined personalities, technological miracles, and eleventh-hour saves that have made human spaceflight possible. Relaying stories of missions (and their gruelling training) in vivid detail, Paul Dye, NASA's longest-serving Flight Director, examines some of the highest-stakes split-second decisions that the directors and astronauts were forced to make in a field where mistakes are unthinkable, where errors lead to the loss of national resources - and more importantly one's crew.
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Author:
Dye, Paul (Paul F.), author
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
New York : Hachette Books, 2020.
Collation:
xviii, 302 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9780316454575 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
629.4092B DYEB629.4092 DYE
Language:
English
Subject:
Dye, Paul (Paul F.)Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center -- Officials and employees -- BiographyUnited States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- BiographyLyndon B. Johnson Space Center. Flight Operations Directorate -- HistoryUnited States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- HistorySpace Shuttle Program (U.S.) -- HistoryAerospace engineers -- United States -- BiographyAstronautics -- United States -- HistoryBiography
BRN:
1223451
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