By: Sy Liebergot, David Harland

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This work includes forewords by Ron Howard (Director of
"Apollo 13") and Clint Howard (who played Sy in the
movie). It also includes a CD-ROM: 4 hours of tape loops
from "Apollos 13 and 15". Most of what we learn about
NASA's space missions comes from statements carefully
planned and massaged by managers and public relations
people. With "Apollo EECOM: Journey of a Lifetime" we
finally get an insider's view of how the Flight
Controllers operated and just what they faced when events
were crucial. This book is the life story of Sy
Liebergot, former NASA Flight Controller, with emphasis
on his years working in Mission Control. Following the
disastrous tank explosion during the Apollo 13 mission,
it was the Flight Controllers that made possible the safe
return of the three endangered astronauts. Aboard Apollo
13, Lovell, Haise and Swigert performed wonders battling
for their lives, but without the expertise, quick
thinking and technical support of Mission Control, they
never could have come home. Sy Liebergot was there and
relates the details as they really happened. And "Apollo
13" is just one of the many exciting stories he tells us.
Truly an insider's view, this book discusses not just the
events, but also the people that decided and enacted
those events. These are the details that were never shown
on anyone's TV screen; finally we get to learn what type
of people the NASA Mission Controllers really were, and
how they handled the demanding tasks that were theirs
alone.

"...good background material...It's fascinating stuff..." -- The Observatory, February 2004. "The text reveals interesting facts and anecdotes from a 'space career' that has covered over 40 years..." -- Spaceflight, March 2004. Reviewed in 'Telescopium' - Journal of Swedish Astronomy Society, Spring 2004. "A moving and absorbing book which I could not put down" - Astronomy Now, September 2004.

Foreword; Preface; Introduction; The Coming of the Fleet; The Day the Earth Stood Still; Twin Earths; War of the Worlds; This Island Earth; Forbidden Planet; Earth vs. the Flying Saucers; Disneyland Flying Saucers; Lost in Space; The Invaders; Index.

ISBN: 9781894959889
ISBN-10: 1894959884
Series: APOGEE BOOKS
Audience: General
Format: Book with CD or DVD
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 216
Published: 15th May 2009
Dimensions (cm): 15.5 x 23.0  x 1.5
Weight (kg): 0.318