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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.
"Failure is not an option" is a phrase associated with NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz and the Apollo 13 Moon landing mission. Although Kranz is often attributed with having spoken those words during the mission, he did not actually say the phrase.
NASA chief flight director Gene Kranz at his console on May 30, 1965, in the Mission Operations Control Room, Mission Control Center, Houston. Leads the flight control team. Flight has overall operational responsibility for missions and payload operations and for all decisions regarding safe, expedient flight. This person monitors the other ...
Irene Hendricks, portrayed by Leonora Pitts (seasons 1–2), the first female flight director, replacing Gene Kranz when he is made new director of Johnson space center before his death in the Apollo 23 incident. Gavin Donahue, portrayed by James Urbaniak (season 1), an FBI agent, who investigated the Apollo 23 incident.
Flight Director Gene Kranz deemed the Apollo 9 crew the best prepared for their mission, and felt Scott was an extremely knowledgeable CMP. [31] Crew members underwent some 1,800 hours of mission-specific training, about seven hours for every hour they would spend in flight.
Director of Flight Operations Christopher C. Kraft (left) and Manned Spaceflight Center director Robert R. Gilruth in Mission Control during Apollo 5. Gene Kranz was the flight director for Apollo 5. [16] Mission Control, under Kranz's command, decided on a plan to conduct the engine and "fire-in-the-hole" tests under manual control.
Conrad said he will resign on March 2 to become the president and CEO of the Aerospace Center for Excellence and Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo.
A team of specialists was formed to address the resulting problems and bring the astronauts back to Earth safely, led by NASA Flight and Mission Operations Director Gene Kranz. [5] Kranz and the members of his "White Team", later designated the "Tiger Team", received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for their efforts in the Apollo 13 mission.