Gene Kranz - Wikipedia
Eugene Francis Kranz (born August 17, 1933) 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.
Eugene Kranz - National Air and Space Museum
Eugene Kranz played a critical role in many milestones in America's space program, serving as flight director for Apollo 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 17. He held a critical role in NASA's Mission Control for 34 years, from Project Mercury through STS-61, the first Hubble servicing mission.
Gene Kranz never said ‘failure is not an option’ but his real legacy …
2023年8月29日 · To this day, Gene Kranz may be the most famous and most consequential figure in the history of Mission Control at NASA. Kranz was the longtime flight director for the Mercury, Gemini, and...
How Gene Kranz's Apollo 13 Vest Boosted Morale For His Team
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 Apollo...
Eugene F. Kranz Oral History - NASA
1999年4月28日 · Kranz: The first experience was a unmanned flight test. It probably turned into one of the most difficult times I’d ever had in Mission Control. It was a mission that was supposed to be totally automated, under the control of the onboard computer.
An Interview with Gene Kranz: The Man who Saved Apollo 13 - Digital Trends
2022年4月28日 · Fifty years on from the Apollo 13 mission, Gene Kranz, the iconic former NASA flight director, talked with Digital Trends about why failure was never an option.
Saint Louis University Celebrates Eugene Kranz’s Election to the ...
2024年5月7日 · Saint Louis University proudly announces that alumnus Eugene Kranz, a distinguished figure in aerospace and former NASA flight director, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, a testament to his lifetime achievements and contributions to aeronautics and space exploration.
Eugene Kranz | National Aviation Hall of Fame
After the oxygen tank explosion on the Apollo 13 module, Kranz and his mission control team led the urgent and complex planning and procedures effort that led to the safe recovery of its crew. In 1974, Gene was promoted to Deputy Director of NASA Mission Operations and became its Director in 1983.
Eugene Kranz - New Mexico Museum of Space History
Eugene Kranz is best known as the lead flight director in the Apollo 13 mission. He was on duty when its Service Module exploded en route to the moon; he, his team, and the astronauts that they helped to bring home safely would all receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Eugene F. “Gene” Kranz - Lone Star Flight Museum
As a NASA Flight Director for Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle missions, Gene Kranz is best known for directing his team in the successful return of the Apollo 13 flight crew after their service module was crippled by an explosion in April 1970.
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