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Apollo EECOM: Journey of a Lifetime: Apogee Books Space Series 31
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Product Description
The life story of Sy Liebergot, former NASA flight controller, provides an insider's view of Mission Control.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1652517 in Books
- Published on: 2003-04-01
- Original language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- 216 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"...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.
About the Author
Sy Liebergot is a senior project engineer of the astronaut neutral buoyancy trainers for the International Space Station, and an ISS senior configuration management analyst for Bastion technologies. He was the lead EECOM flight controller for Apollo missions 12–15 and a key decision maker when Apollo 13's oxygen tank exploded. He has advised and contributed to several books concerning Apollo 13 including the major motion picture, Apollo 13.
