Future Tech: Failure Was Not an Option - Lessons from Apollo with Gene Kranz

01 Sep 2025 • 43 min • EN
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Step inside Mission Control with Gene Kranz in this exclusive episode of Future Tech. From Mercury, Gemini, to Apollo 11 through Apollo 13 and beyond, Kranz shares the real stories behind NASA’s most defining missions, and the leadership lessons that still hold true today. Discover why “failure is not an option” and being “tough and competent” were more than catchphrases. Find out how places like Warminster’s centrifuge helped prepare astronauts, and why the Apollo legacy must be preserved. This is history, leadership, and inspiration rolled into one unforgettable conversation. This interview was done in preparation for the upcoming NASA documentary Before the Moon — check it out at https://beforethemoonfilm.com

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