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93-year-old Gene Kranz shares how he felt watching the Artemis II mission

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What to know about Artemis II’s record-breaking moon flyby

HOUSTON (AP) — The Artemis II astronauts are already the champions of a fresh new era of…
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Gene Kranz, 91, the legendary NASA Flight Director, was bestowed with the AAS Lifetime Achievement Award on May 15, at Space Center Houston. The award is given every 10 years.

Kranz served as NASA's 2nd Chief Flight Director, directing missions of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, including Apollo 11 and Apollo 13.

Kranz is best known for directing the Mission Control team to save the crew of Apollo 13.

https://astronautical.org/awards/lifetime/
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