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Ep.02 Kids in control
13 Minutes to the Moon
Steve Bales' Story
Steve Bales started work at mission control just as NASA began to launch missions in its Gemini space program. He'd work his way up from a junior technical job in the back rooms to earn a place as a Gemini flight controller two years later at the age of 23. Steve's story wasn't unusual: NASA was under enormous pressure at the time, as we heard in episodes one and two - they hired quickly and tested them out on the job.
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