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"An Apollo Technician's Journey Through American History
David L. Cisco looked at the lunar module, with its paper-thin walls and countless switches and dials, and had a moment of doubt. Could this thing really take people to the moon?
In 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin answered that question. But the astronauts had help; an unsung, 400,000-member workforce made the Apollo program—and America's race to the final frontier—a reality.
As a thirteen-year-old junkyard forklift operator, Cisco never dreamt of being a part of American history. With the chaos of the 1960s swirling around him, this biracial young man decided to give up life in New York for a future as an Apollo technician in Houston.
Moving into the corporate world, Cisco hired some of the first female and African-American airline pilots in the United States. He and his wife later launched a successful travel agency. Along the way, he was elected to public office and worked tirelessly for charity and his community, earning the kid from the junkyard a trip to the White House.
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Maria Borsch
reviewed Full Circle on May 16, 2016 Full Circle
One of the most approachable, readable and entertaining astronaut books I have read. Cernan writes with a minimum of technical detail and as a result we get a close up view of the human side of his story and therefore of Apollo and Gemini itself.
To get an idea of the stories of the individual flights of these programs it really pays to read the bios and autobios of those that flew them and this is no exception. You don't get to hear about Apollo 17 very often although it was one of the most successful and interesting flights of them all - 3 days on the Lunar surface, driving around in a buggy etc. His story is particularly relevant as the last man to set foot on the Moon and so has historical significance.
Add to that Cernan's trip to the Moon in Apollo 10 which came within 60000 feet or so of the surface in the final dress rehearsal for the landing and he becomes one of a very select few to have been to the Moon twice (Lovell and Young being the others). He is also the most experienced Astro and therefore he has a lot to talk about and he describes it very well.
Particularly interesting his thoughts on crew rotations, relationship to others in the program, particularly Al Shepard and the feelings he had during each of his flights.
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