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Failure Is Not an Option

Aug 24, 2003 | IMDB 0

90 min Watch Now

Documentary, History

The Space Race comes alive through the eyes of the ultimate insider - retired NASA Mission Control Flight Director Gene Kranz. A history of the U.S. manned space program from Mercury to Apollo 17, as seen by the men of Mission Control.

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