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Guenter Wendt

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American aerospace engineer (1923-2010)

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Günter F. Wendt was a German-born American mechanical engineer noted for his work in the U.S. human spaceflight program. An employee of McDonnell Aircraft and later North American Aviation, he was in charge of the spacecraft close-out crews at the launch pads for the entire Mercury and Gemini programs (1961-1966) and...

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Wendt offers his best wishes to astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., command pilot of the 1965 Gemini 6A mission, as he arrives in the white room atop Pad 19.Wendt offers his best wishes to astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., command pilot of the 1965 Gemini 6A mission, as he arrives in the white room atop Pad 19.Wendt (right, standing) with the Apollo 11 crew (Collins, Aldrin, Armstrong) in the LC-39A white roomWendt (right, standing) with the Apollo 11 crew (Collins, Aldrin, Armstrong) in the LC-39A white room

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Günter F. Wendt was a German-born American mechanical engineer noted for his work in the U.S. human spaceflight program. An employee of McDonnell Aircraft and later North American Aviation, he was in charge of the spacecraft close-out crews at the launch pads for the entire Mercury and Gemini programs (1961-1966) and the crewed phases of the Apollo, Skylab, and Apollo-Soyuz programs (1968-1975) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). His official title was Pad Leader.

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Germany
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Lived 1923 to 2010 · aged 86
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