Paul Dye has over 40 years of aviation experience as an engineer, builder and pilot. And as a writer, he's also a terrific communicator. His love of flying machines dates back to early childhood, and he became involved with full-sized aircraft as a teenager. He worked in increasingly responsible roles within the US Manned Space Program at NASA both as a technical expert in spacecraft systems and eventually as the overall lead of many human missions to space. 'Ironflight' retired from NASA in 2013 as the longest-serving Flight Director in U.S. history. His ability to share the world of mission control at NASA Johnson Space Centre is quite brilliant. A fascinating guest, Paul recently published his memoir 'Shuttle, Houston' from Hachette books. Well worth the read.

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