Excerpt from Safely to Earth: The Men and Women Who Brought the Astronauts Home, by Jack Clemons. This book is available at a discount price through July 31, 2019. Order here and use code APOLLO. On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, we are celebrating the tenacity and adventurous spirit of the people … Continue reading Why I Joined Project Apollo
My Unlikely Path to an Apollo and Space Shuttle Career
Excerpt from Safely to Earth: The Men and Women Who Brought the Astronauts Home. In this one-of-a-kind memoir, Jack Clemons—a former lead engineer in support of NASA—takes readers behind the scenes and into the inner workings of the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs during their most exciting years. Readers may be surprised to learn that as … Continue reading My Unlikely Path to an Apollo and Space Shuttle Career
Safely to Earth
An Apollo and Space Shuttle diary "The details Clemons provides are what make the book so memorable. . . . The main story is economically and briskly told, bolstered by a thoughtful, helpful appendix, as well as a collection of direct questions ('Did Apollo 10 Almost Crash into the Moon?') and frank answers."—Publishers Weekly … Continue reading Safely to Earth
Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
In the two decades since the fiery tragedy on January 28, 1986, which marked the U.S. space program’s first fatal in-flight accident, no historians have fully recorded nor has the technical aerospace community fully discussed the reasons the mission failed and resulted in the death of seven astronauts. Not even the 1986 Congressional hearings brought … Continue reading Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
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