Flight: My Life in Mission Control (Inscribed First Edition, First Printing)

Kraft, Chris

ISBN 10: 0525945717 / ISBN 13: 9780525945710

Published by Dutton, 2001

About this Item

Inscribed First Edition, First Printing of this memoir by space program legend Chris Kraft, NASA's first Flight Director and visionary creator of the agency's famed central command center, Mission Control. Inscribed by Chris Kraft to a previous owner on the half title page. 371 pages, illustrated. Has some edge wear on the dust jacket, otherwise minimal sign of previous use.

Seller Inventory # 016458

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Flight: My Life in Mission Control (Inscribed First Edition, First Printing)
• Publisher: Dutton
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525945717
• ISBN 13: 9780525945710
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

One of the architects of the U.S. space program recalls his most exciting moments at mission control as he guided heroes like Alan Shepard and John Glenn on their historic missions.

About the Author

After graduating from Virginia Polytechnic Institute with a BS in Aeronautical Engineering, Chris Kraft went on to become the director of the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas from 1972 to 1982. Since his retirement from federal service, Chris Kraft has served as an aerospace consultant to Rockwell International, IBM, and a number of other companies.