Description: Failure Is Not An OptionBy Eugene "Gene" Kranz First Bookshop is pleased to offer up Failure Is Not An Option, a signed, first edition, first printing and hardcover. This autobiography of Gene Kranz, the former chief flight director at NASA's Mission Control, is perhaps the best book about the U.S. space program. In Failure Is Not An Option, Kranz was there as the space race began. As an aerospace engineer, he directed missions of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs, including Apollo 11's first lunar landing and the nail-biting episode of Apollo 13, in which three astronauts nearly died. Kranz is one of the main characters in the 1995 top movie "Apollo 13," portrayed by actor Ed Harris. He is seen in the film with a close-cut haircut and wearing vests that his wife made during Mission Control flights. There, he came up the phrase "tough and competent," known as the "Kranz dictum." Kranz is active at age 91 years old. First Bookshop caught up with him at the Wings Over Houston in 2021 and in 2023. In one picture in 2021, Kranz is shown signing the Failure Is Not An Option. In the second picture in 2023, he's with Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise surrounded by Star Wars characters. Failure Is Not An Option will include both pictures. Book collectors search for first edition, first printings because they are the first off the press, making them more valuable. Some hardcover copies of Failure Is Not An Option have been 20th printings. Not this one. On the copyright page of Failure Is Not An Option near the bottom, the series of numbers read: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. That's a first edition, first printing. First Bookshop will ship Failure Is Not An Option for free via U.S. Post Office Media Mail, with arrival expected in four days to 10 days. We will package the book with bubblewrap in a secure box. Like Failure Is Not An Option, First Bookshop specializes in books signed by astronauts, Mission Control personnel and NASA executives. We've collected autographed books for more than 30 years!
Price: 229.99 USD
Location: Houston, Texas
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Signed By: Eugene "Gene" Kranz
Book Title: Failure Is Not An Option
Item Length: 9.2 in
Original Language: English
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 1.3 in
Personalized: No
Topic: General, Aeronautics & Astronautics
Item Width: 6.1 in
Signed: Yes
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Inscribed: No
Edition: 1st edition, 1st printing
Publication Year: 2000
Illustrator: Yes
Author: Gene Kranz
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 24.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
