{"product_id":"inside-mission-control-wayne-hale-9781626713369","title":"Inside Mission Control: My Time During Nasa's Shuttle Era","description":"\u003cp\u003eNASA's Space Shuttle era lasted from 1972 to 2011, a nearly forty-year window that coincided with Wayne Hale's thirty-two-year career with NASA. During that time, he was a flight controller, flight director, and finally head of the Space Shuttle program. Hale held a role in every aspect of the Space Shuttle program's operations, and collected here are a range of personal stories and reflections experienced during his tenure: from the lighthearted and comical account of the first and only ice cream social in Mission Control during a Space Shuttle flight to the technological marvel of servicing the Hubble Telescope and building the International Space Station. Also covered are some of the darkest moments in NASA history--the \u003ci\u003eChallenger\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eColumbia\u003c\/i\u003e disasters, and the management decisions that serve as a caution to anyone involved in high-risk activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile video and audio from Mission Control presented calm and calculating professionals performing their duties, these were also everyday people with their own fears, anxieties, triumphs, and joys. Hale's indelible descriptions of the events and the people behind them could only be written by a member of the inner circle. Brimming with personality, \u003ci\u003eInside Mission Control\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate, behind-the-scenes account of one of NASA's most important eras, told by a man who grew with the program from beginning to end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne Hale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1626713367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626713369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Purdue University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Wayne Hale","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097220882687,"sku":"9781626713369","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inside-mission-control-wayne-hale-9781626713369","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}