Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control

Gene Kranz talked about his tenure as the Flight Director for Apollo 13. He provided an insider’s view of the American space program, from t… read more

Gene Kranz talked about his tenure as the Flight Director for Apollo 13. He provided an insider’s view of the American space program, from the first days of NASA and Alan Shepard’s first space flight, to the launching of the Hubble Space Telescope.

Gene Kranz is the author of Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mecury to Apollo 13 and Beyond, published by Simon and Schuster. close

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Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control

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Program ID:
156551-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Apr 15, 2000 | 8:51pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Nov 13, 2006 | 8:58am EST | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

  • Apr 15, 2000 | 8:51pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 16, 2000 | 6:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 22, 2000 | 12:47pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 22, 2000 | 12:46pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Sep 18, 2000 | 12:21am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 12, 2005 | 5:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Nov 07, 2006 | 3:57am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Nov 13, 2006 | 8:58am EST | C-SPAN 3
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