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This book provides a good account of America’s space program from the failures of the early Mercury tests to the successful Apollo program. Author Gene Kranz, a flight director at NASA, candidly talks about the challenges, successes and failures associated with sending a man to the moon. The book has inspired me to learn from my failures and taught me that great achievements are possible even in resource-constrained scenarios with hard work, integrity and teamwork.