Gene Kranz, uncharacteristically wearing a dark vest (courtesy of NASA)
Eugene F. "Gene" Kranz (17 August1933–) is a former NASA flight director. Kranz graduated from Parks College of Saint Louis University in 1954. His career began in the earliest days of Project Mercury and continued until after the 1993 shuttle mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. He was the lead flight director during the Apollo 11 moon landing. Eugene F. Gene Kranz, provided by NASA. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Eugene F. Gene Kranz, provided by NASA. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (established 1958) is the government agency responsible for the United States of Americas space program and long-term general aerospace research. ... Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private, co-educational Jesuit Catholic university in the United States. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Project Mercury was the United Statess first successful manned spaceflight program. ... The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most important telescopes in the history of astronomy. ... The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned lunar landing. ...
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. Ed Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor. ... Apollo 13 is a 1995 film portrayal of the ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission. ... The term tiger team was originally a military term for a team whose purpose is to penetrate security of friendly installations, and thus test their security measures. ... Apollo 13 was an American space mission, part of the Apollo program. ...
References
Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond by Gene Kranz (ISBN 0743200799)
Kranz, who served as a flight director during Project Gemini and Project Apollo, is known for his trademark flattop hairstyle and the wearing of vests of different styles and materials whenever his "White Team" was on duty during missions, but is best known for his role in saving the crew of Apollo 13.
Kranz was sent to South Korea to fly the F-86 Sabre aircraft for patrol operations around the Korean DMZ.
Kranz was the leader of the "white team", a shift at mission control that contributed to saving the Apollo 13 astronauts.
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