In a The New York Times review, space writer Henry S. F. Cooper Jr. called it a "highly readable memoir,"[71] while the Kirkus Review summed it up as a "[s]nappy, highly detailed account of ... 20th century America's most dramatic technological achievement."[72] Reviewers almost unanimously commented on the outspokenness of Kraft's storytelling, and his readiness to personally criticize those with whom he had disagreed. Cooper noted that Kraft "pull[s] no punches about some of [his colleagues'] shortcomings,"[71] and Kliatt magazine said that he "isn't afraid to name names."[73]