Eugene Francis Kranz is an American aerospace engineer who served as NASA's second Chief Flight Director, directing missions of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, including the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11. He directed the successful efforts by the Mission Control team to save the crew of Apollo 13.
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Kranz at his console on May 30, 1965, in the Mission Operations Control Room, Mission Control Center, Houston.
Mission Control logo. Res Gesta Per Excellentiam means Achieve through excellence.
President Nixon visits the Johnson Space Center on April 18, 1970, to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team
Kranz in July 2019, while attending events at Space Center Houston
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John YoungAlso won National Aviation Hall of Fame
Friedrich ZanderAlso won International Space Hall of Fame
Harriet QuimbyAlso won National Aviation Hall of Fame
Robert CrippenAlso won NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal
Jimmy DoolittleAlso won National Aviation Hall of FameAbout this person
Eugene Francis Kranz is an American aerospace engineer who served as NASA's second Chief Flight Director, directing missions of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, including the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11. He directed the successful efforts by the Mission Control team to save the crew of Apollo 13. He was known for his close-cut flattop hairstyle and the dapper waistcoats of different styles and materials made by his wife, Marta Kranz, for his Flight Director missions.
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