Legendary flight director Gene Kranz: This Week@NASA,Dec.21

This Week@NASA, Dec. 21,2007
AMBASSADOR KRANZ - GRC
Legendary flight director Gene Kranz was honored by NASA with the Ambassador of Exploration Award. Kranz worked on the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs. He was lead flight director during the Apollo 13 mission,
Apollo 13 crew member: "Houston we've had a problem."
...when an explosion aboard the spacecraft threatened the lives of its crew. Spurred by Kranz's warning, "Failure is not an option," the Mission Control team in Houston resolved the crisis and safely returned the astronauts to Earth. Kranz accepted the award, a moon rock encased in Lucite, during a special ceremony at his alma mater, Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Ohio. It will remain on display there.
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[BeautifulNightmareDK]

Ah no... I don't really care for stuff like that because i'm terrible at science, plus i'm only 15 so ya... lolz.

[WolYou]

Congratulations. Are you also in space flight business? :)

[collateralcallous]

a legendary man!

[BeautifulNightmareDK]

I'm related to Gene Kranz!!!