Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
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Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond is a memoir by NASA flight director Gene Kranz recounting the history, challenges, and triumphs of Mission Control during the early U.S. manned space programs.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond Context triple: [Gene Kranz, authorOf, Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond]
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Flight: My Life in Mission Control
"Flight: My Life in Mission Control" is the memoir of NASA’s first flight director Christopher C. Kraft Jr., recounting his pivotal role in shaping American human spaceflight and the operations of Mission Control.
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The Decision to Go to the Moon
The Decision to Go to the Moon is a historical study examining how and why the United States chose to pursue the Apollo lunar landing program in the 1960s.
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The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff is a 1983 American historical drama film about the early U.S. space program and the original Mercury 7 astronauts, acclaimed for its direction, performances, and realistic depiction of test pilots and spaceflight.
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The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff is a 1979 non-fiction book by Tom Wolfe (later adapted into a film) that chronicles the early U.S. space program and the test pilots, including Chuck Yeager, who embodied the daring culture of high-speed flight and astronaut selection.
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Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys is a memoir by Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, recounting his experiences in NASA’s Gemini and Apollo programs and offering an introspective look at human spaceflight.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond Target entity description: Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond is a memoir by NASA flight director Gene Kranz recounting the history, challenges, and triumphs of Mission Control during the early U.S. manned space programs.
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A.
Flight: My Life in Mission Control
"Flight: My Life in Mission Control" is the memoir of NASA’s first flight director Christopher C. Kraft Jr., recounting his pivotal role in shaping American human spaceflight and the operations of Mission Control.
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B.
The Decision to Go to the Moon
The Decision to Go to the Moon is a historical study examining how and why the United States chose to pursue the Apollo lunar landing program in the 1960s.
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C.
The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff is a 1983 American historical drama film about the early U.S. space program and the original Mercury 7 astronauts, acclaimed for its direction, performances, and realistic depiction of test pilots and spaceflight.
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D.
The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff is a 1979 non-fiction book by Tom Wolfe (later adapted into a film) that chronicles the early U.S. space program and the test pilots, including Chuck Yeager, who embodied the daring culture of high-speed flight and astronaut selection.
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E.
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys is a memoir by Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, recounting his experiences in NASA’s Gemini and Apollo programs and offering an introspective look at human spaceflight.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Gene Kranz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
crisis management during space missions
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development of flight control procedures ⓘ teamwork in Mission Control ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Apollo 11 Moon landing operations
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linked to:
Apollo 11
Apollo 13 in-flight emergency ⓘ |
| describesRole | NASA flight director ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
challenges of early U.S. manned space programs
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history of NASA Mission Control ⓘ triumphs of early U.S. manned space programs ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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spaceflight literature ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | readers interested in space exploration history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Apollo 13 mission
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linked to:
Apollo 13
Apollo program ⓘ Gemini program ⓘ Mercury program ⓘ NASA Mission Control ⓘ U.S. human spaceflight program ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| portrays |
culture of NASA Mission Control
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evolution of mission rules and procedures ⓘ |
| protagonist | Gene Kranz ⓘ |
| subjectOrganization | NASA ⓘ |
| subjectPerson | Gene Kranz ⓘ |
| subjectPlace |
Mission Control Center, Houston
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linked to:
Johnson Space Center
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| theme |
engineering problem-solving
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leadership under pressure ⓘ risk management in spaceflight ⓘ teamwork and discipline ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Apollo program era
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Project Gemini era ⓘ Project Mercury era ⓘ
linked to:
Mercury program
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| title | Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond ⓘ |
| workBasedOn | real events in U.S. space program ⓘ |
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Subject: Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond Description of subject: Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond is a memoir by NASA flight director Gene Kranz recounting the history, challenges, and triumphs of Mission Control during the early U.S. manned space programs.
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