Bostick, Jerry 2017-12-20
This interview features Jerry Bostick as he discusses the Apollo missions and his involvement with them. In this interview, Bostick describes NASA, then moves on to focus on Apollo 12 and 13. Bostick provides details into the missions, explaining how they were able to avoid disaster.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Albert Sacco
Additional Parties Recorded: n/a
Date: December 20, 2017
Location: Meadowlakes, Texas
Interviewer: David Marshall
Length: 01:07:34 (1 hour, 34 minutes)
Abstract
Basic information; childhood; Working with the NASA leadership; The impact the Cold War had on NASA; Going to the moon; Politics in the space program; The Apollo 12 lightning strike; Process behind aborting a space flight; Apollo 13; The reentry angle of Apollo 13; Apollo 13 movie; The portrayal of himself in the movie
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital audio
Recording Format Notes: audio CD recording available for listening in our Reading Room
Transcript: found here: https://hdl.handle.net/10605/360055
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