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Rendezvous Part 9 – The Clever Save

January 11, 2021 paulfdye

In my book Shuttle, Houston: My Life in the Center Seat of Mission Control, I bring readers deep into the…

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Rendezvous Part 6 – A Tricky Problem

December 21, 2020 paulfdye 1 Comment

In my book Shuttle, Houston: My Life in the Center Seat of Mission Control, I bring readers deep into the…

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Rendezvous Part 3 – Getting to Orbit

December 7, 2020 paulfdye

In my book Shuttle, Houston: My Life in the Center Seat of Mission Control, I bring readers deep into the…

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Eidophor Memories

November 4, 2020 paulfdye

This interesting YouTube video was brought to my attention yesterday, and it brought back lots of great memories of the…

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Reviews for Shuttle, Houston: Life in the Center Seat of Mission Control

July 13, 2020 paulfdye

Ironflight’s new book from Hatchett Book Group, Shuttle, Houston: Life in the Center Seat of Mission Control, released in July…

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The Essence of Excellence in Leadership

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A Book Review We talk a lot about leadership, true leadership, but few men and women really understand what it…

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Interviews with NPR News’ Bob Collins

December 8, 2017 paulfdye

As a proud native of Minnesota, Ironflight is a media favorite for space reporters in the northern Midwest. Minnesota Public…

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Muses on Being a Flight Director Upon My Retirement

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Ironflight sat down with his Public Affairs Officer during his last week on console in Mission Control to talk about…

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