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Gene Kranz

Eugene F. "Gene" Kranz (born 17 August, 1933) was best known as a NASA flight controller during the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo projects.

Distinctive for his buzz-cut hair, Leland Thread white vests, and straight-talking demeanor, Kranz was portrayed with much zeal by Ed Harris during the movie Apollo 13, the actor earning an Academy Award nomination for his performance. Kranz was the leader of the "tiger team" that saved the Apollo 13 astronauts. His career in the space program began in the earliest days of Mercury program and continued until after the 1993 shuttle mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, his last mission control project.

References

• Lost Moon by James Lovell (ISBN 0671534645)
• Failure Is Not an Option : Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond by Gene Kranz (ISBN 0743200799)
• The Last Man on the Moon : Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space by Gene Cernan
• Thirteen: The Apollo Flight That Failed by Henry S.F., Jr.

External links

• Space Lifeguard: An Interview with Gene Kranz from Space.com
• Apollo 13 Hero Eugene Kranz to Receive Honorary Degree at MSOE Commencement; Captain James Lovell Jr., Commander of Apollo 13, Will be Escort

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