Jack Clemons
Jack Clemons (1943-2024) was a lead engineer supporting NASA’s Apollo Program. He was also senior engineering software manager on the Space Shuttle Program. He was part of the mission control backroom team that supported the NASA flight controllers on both the return of the Apollo 11 crew from the first Moon landing and the rescue of the Apollo 13 crew. Clemons was also senior vice president of engineering for Lockheed Martin and was a writer, consultant, and speaker about NASA’s space programs.
Safely to Earth
The Men and Women Who Brought the Astronauts Home
In this one-of-a-kind memoir, Jack Clemons—a former lead engineer in support of NASA—takes readers behind the scenes and into the inner workings of the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs during their most exciting years. Discover the people, the events, and the risks involved in one of the most important parts of space missions: bringing the astronauts back home to Earth.
- Copyright year: 2018