Failure Is Not an Option: Legendary NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz on Space Race [36:52]

Gene Kranz was present at the birth of America’s manned space program and remained a legendary figure in NASA history for three decades. As a Flight Director in Mission Control, Kranz witnessed the making of history firsthand -- from the early Mercury program to the final Apollo mission and beyond. In this video, we explore how Kranz endured the disastrous early years of the Space Race, when rocket failures left the United States trailing behind the Soviet Union. Witness his journey as he helped launch pioneers Alan Shepard and John Glenn, before taking the lead as Flight Director for the...