Gene Kranz

Born

August 17, 1933 (age 93)

Known as

military officer, military flight engineer

Eugene Francis Kranz 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. He directed the successful efforts by the Mission Control team to save the crew of Apollo 13. He was known for his close-cut flattop hairstyle and the dapper vests of different styles and materials made by his wife, Marta Kranz, for his Flight Director missions.

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