Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey
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Summary
The extraordinary autobiography of astronaut Fred Haise， one of only 24 men to fly to the moon
In the gripping Never Panic Early， Fred Haise， Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 13， offers a detailed firsthand account of when disaster struck three days into his mission to the moon。 An oxygen tank exploded， a crewmate uttered the now iconic words， "Houston， we've had a problem here，" and the world anxiously watched as one of history's most incredible rescue missions unfolded。 Haise brings readers into the heart of his experience on the challenging mission--considered NASA's finest hour--and reflects on his life and career as an Apollo astronaut。
In this personal and illuminating memoir， illustrated with black-and-white photographs， Haise takes an introspective look at the thrills and triumphs， regrets and disappointments， and lessons that defined his career， including his years as a military fighter pilot and his successful 20-year NASA career that would have made him the sixth man on the moon had Apollo 13 gone right。
Many of his stories navigate fear， hope， and resilience， like when he crashed while ferrying a World War II air show aircraft and suffered second and third-degree burns over 65 percent of his body， putting him in critical condition for ten days before making a heroic recovery。 In Never Panic Early， Haise explores what it was like to work for NASA in its glory years and demonstrates a true ability to deal with the unexpected。
In the gripping Never Panic Early， Fred Haise， Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 13， offers a detailed firsthand account of when disaster struck three days into his mission to the moon。 An oxygen tank exploded， a crewmate uttered the now iconic words， "Houston， we've had a problem here，" and the world anxiously watched as one of history's most incredible rescue missions unfolded。 Haise brings readers into the heart of his experience on the challenging mission--considered NASA's finest hour--and reflects on his life and career as an Apollo astronaut。
In this personal and illuminating memoir， illustrated with black-and-white photographs， Haise takes an introspective look at the thrills and triumphs， regrets and disappointments， and lessons that defined his career， including his years as a military fighter pilot and his successful 20-year NASA career that would have made him the sixth man on the moon had Apollo 13 gone right。
Many of his stories navigate fear， hope， and resilience， like when he crashed while ferrying a World War II air show aircraft and suffered second and third-degree burns over 65 percent of his body， putting him in critical condition for ten days before making a heroic recovery。 In Never Panic Early， Haise explores what it was like to work for NASA in its glory years and demonstrates a true ability to deal with the unexpected。
Reviews
Tyler
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Fred Haise has authored what may be the last book ever written by an Apollo astronaut and in doing so has demonstrated that he faced many tribulations beyond what he went through during Apollo 13。 Although he considered a career in journalism while growing up in Mississippi， he realized after joining the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in 1952 that flying was what fascinated him。 His passion for flight led him to an engineering degree at the University of Oklahoma， a job as a NASA pilot in 1959， an Fred Haise has authored what may be the last book ever written by an Apollo astronaut and in doing so has demonstrated that he faced many tribulations beyond what he went through during Apollo 13。 Although he considered a career in journalism while growing up in Mississippi， he realized after joining the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in 1952 that flying was what fascinated him。 His passion for flight led him to an engineering degree at the University of Oklahoma， a job as a NASA pilot in 1959， and then his selection as an astronaut in 1966。 The most famous emergency he faced came during the Apollo 13 mission， when he lost his chance to walk on the Moon but won the admiration of the world through his ability to return home。 Instead of reacting abruptly to the oxygen tank explosion that crippled the Command/Service Module Odyssey， he and his crewmates transferred into the Lunar Module， made a calculation of their available consumables， and made the critical engine firings that would place them a course toward Earth。 As he relates in this book， this was only one example of his ability to calmly analyze the available options and make wise decisions during emergencies。 For close to two decades prior to Apollo 13， he had done this while flying complex flying machines for the military and NASA。 He also did this in simulators that tested his knowledge of those machines。 All of this background helps explain why he and his Apollo 13 crewmates proved so trustworthy during their journey。 Afterwards， he went through the most painful experience of all when his plane cartwheeled after a landing in 1974 and he was hospitalized for his second and third degree burns。 Even after all of this， he went on to fly the Space Shuttle Enterprise on approach and landing flights and stayed active in the space industry through the 1990s thanks to his job with the Grumman company。This book is definitely not the most emotional or romantic ever written by an astronaut。 Haise chose not to write this kind of book， so readers who are interested in this will be disappointed。 The book also does not contain much detail about his family and their reaction to his career。 But what the book lacks in this area it makes up for in attention to detail concerning the amazing array of projects he contributed to and his talent in solving the problems that arose within them。 I recommend that young people going into aerospace careers read the book for that reason。 。。。more
Jennifer Lucking
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