There are only two major drawbacks to this book. First, there are so many individuals introduced that it is sometimes difficult to keep track of who's who. That's not necessarily Kranz's fault but merely a reflection of the sheer number of people it took to pull off any single mission much less a trip to the moon.
The other drawback is that the text sometimes gets a little technical. To the uninitiated, it may seem a little foreign to try to wade through all the space terminology. To Kranz's credit, he does provide a glossary of terms and goes to great lengths to provide explanations so that the reader can fully understand the implications of various problems that the controllers encounter.
While this is a book that is likely to appeal only to devotees of space and space history, it is an important addition to the canon of literature available about America's space program. We are indebted to Mr. Kranz for being willing to commit to print his recollections of the Apollo program. For anyone who wants to understand more about the history of America's adventure to the Moon and Mission Control's role in the program should read Failure Is Not An Option.
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