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NASA legend Gene Kranz reflects on career in new book, two days out from 90th birthday. A s he navigates a home filled with art, books and assorted keepsakes that document humankind’s efforts to ...
Forty years ago, for several unbearably tense days—April 13 to April 17, 1970—the whole world watched as NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz led a team that worked around the clock to rescue ...
Jun 23, 2009 · Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America’s manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA’s Mission Control, Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program from the early days of the Mercury program to the last Apollo mission, and beyond.
Gene Kranz, the man behind the legendary phrase “Failure is Not an Option,” was a true aeronautical trailblazer. Born in Toledo, Ohio, on August 17th, 1933, Gene developed a passion for flight at a young age. This interest eventually led him to Parks College in St. Louis, Missouri, where he studied aeronautical engineering in 1954.
Oct 26, 2019 · Air Force veteran and former NASA flight and mission director Gene Kranz discussed his life and career, culminating with his work for the Apollo program. This talk marking the 50th anniversary of ...
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Oct 11, 2018 · Eugene Francis “Gene” Kranz, born in Toledo, Ohio, USA on 17 August 1933, developed an early interest in aeronautics that would lead to a long and distinguished career with NASA. After growing up on a farm, Kranz headed to Parks College in St. Louis, Missouri to study aeronautical engineering in 1954. He then spent four years in the Air ...
Oct 26, 2023 · Eugene F. Kranz. Tough means we are forever accountable for what we do or what we fail to do. Eugene Francis "Gene" Kranz (born August 17, 1933) is an American aerospace engineer, a former fighter pilot, and a retired NASA Flight Director and manager. Kranz served as NASA's second Chief Flight Director, directing missions of the Gemini and ...
