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zenith654 t1_j5ynxvh wrote

Most people are giving great recommendations for general astrophysics/cosmology books, so I’ll go a different direction with space exploration history /engineering.

The book “Failure is Not an Option” by Gene Kranz is an autobiography from a NASA flight director who was in Mission Control for Apollo 11 and 13 and documents NASA history from Mercury to Apollo. It does get very technical and nitty gritty but it’s a great read and lets your realize just how complex space exploration is.

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sardoodledom_autism t1_j5yenm6 wrote

I had to read sections of his book Truth Lies and Orings in my professional ethics class. It’s amazing how the man was right, did everything he could to stop the accident, then still got demoted and punished.

He won in the end but you have to wonder if 9 times out of 10 PR departments would have hung him out to dry

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thejaxx t1_j5y9o4d wrote

We are planning to drive down from Washington to Texas. I’m sad that Texas changed their 15 month res to six months. It’s going to be a mad house. I was trying to find out about getting a group of people together cause if you get 10 or more spots at the parks, you can get reservations 10 months out.

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