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Hardcover with dust jacket. Condition: excellent condition, new book. First Edition. First Printing - - Fred Haise, lunar module pilot for Apollo 13, received letters ahead of the launch asking if he was worried a mission with that number would prove unlucky. Not a superstitious man, he threw the notes away without a second thought. But three days into the Apollo 13 mission, an explosion on board forced the crew to turn the lunar module into a makeshift lifeboat in order to safely return to Earth. That would not be the last time Haise navigated a deadly situation. - In his gripping memoir Never Panic Early, Haise recounts it all: the joy of getting to fly a variety of aircraft almost every day as a lest pilot, the disappointment in thwarted opportunities to walk on the Moon, and the gratifying thrill of being the first to fly the Space Shuttle Enterprise. While best known for his position on the ill-fated Apollo 13, the book offers a sweeping look at his long and impressive career to reveal a fuller picture. - Haise is a distinguished space pioneer sharing a firsthand account of his incredible experiences for the first time. Candid, passionate, and inspiring, Never Panic Early chronicles the highs and Iows of his NASA years, unforeseen challenges he met with a level head and a steady hand, and a spectacular life story only he can tell. 202 p. photos.