Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1 Human and Machine in the Race to the Moon -- 2 Chauffeurs and Airmen in the Age of Systems -- 3 Flying Reentry: The X-15 -- 4 Airmen in Space -- 5 ''Braincase on the tip of a firecracker'': Apollo Guidance -- 6 Reliability or Repair? The Apollo Computer -- 7 Programs and People -- 8 Designing a Landing -- 9 ''Pregnant with alarm'': Apollo 11 -- 10 Five More Hands On -- 11 Human, Machine, and the Future of Spaceflight -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.