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So he came back. Now, you have to realize that al shepard was the ultimate politician. Very well respected, first flight he did, so he talked nasa into giving him talked them into giving him the very next flight, which was apollo 13. After he started working 13 and i was getting my crew together for 14, i think that the nasa hierarchy had second thoughts. They said, look, al has been grounded for eight or nine years, and youre going to give him the very next flight . He only made a 15 minute suborbital flight . Lets get serious about this thing. So deke said, okay, ill slip him one. So one day when i was training for 14, deke came in and said, jim, how would you like to take 13 and well give shepard 14 . I was delighted. I said, yes. I mean, you know, i was backup on 11. And im all set to go. I mean, you know, i need the training, i need to know the experiments and things like that. But im ready. So thats how it came to pass. Can you put to bed or add to the story that one hears that y ....
Buffering the outside world from the technical decisions these guys had to make. Part, peoplein like kraft had the same experiences you had, wouldnt you say as a formal as a former flight director he knew . Washristopher columbus entirely appropriate for this guy. Pioneer in Mission Control. He launched each one of the mercury missions. But he was the mentor, teacher and tutor for this young generation who became known as Mission Controllers. He set the mold for everything that would be done thereafter and in particular, he set the and for the flight director the flight director being able to take any action necessary for crew safety and mission success. He had done that in the beauty of the thing was even though he physically had left the console, wase he knew his job now to give them the confidence to make the technical decisions and he was going to broker whatever politi ....
We are honored today to have a group of engineers, heroes, i tried to get her to follow in your footsteps as quickly as i could since 1959. We will have a panel talking about lunar module lending operations today and if you want to know what that is they will tell you about it. As we go around we have the panel here jack knight to the immediate left, bob nance, bill reeves and hal loden, i will have them identify themselves briefly and say a little about what they did and then open it a little for questions and since i didnt introduce myself, my name is john charles and im a scientist here is the center, houston. I would like to turn the microphone over to mr. Knight to talk about what you did to apollo 11 and what brought you here in the first place in your recognition of that important day. Okay. I was the son of an air force family and we were in various places around the world and i went to Georgia Institute of technology a ....
Next on reel america, prelaunch interviews with the crew members, who described their individual prelaunch responsibilities. Narrator Neil Armstrong, command pilot for the apollo 11 moon landing mission. What is the purpose of the apollo 11 the mission . 11 ismstrong apollo mans first attempt to demonstrate the ability to go to the moon, to land there, and to return to earth. Narrator what are your responsibilities as commander of apollo 11 . Mr. Armstrong in general, the responsibilities are to make the onboard decisions whenever required, because i oversee the performance of, the duties of all the crew, including himself. Case, iparticular participate in procedures on board the spacecraft as well as oversee those of my fellow crewmembers, and the specific tasks that i am charged with the performance of include monitoring the launch, the manual climb of the boosters, should that be required, and taking my turn on watch and monito ....
Come to order. The chair be authorized to declare recess during states hearing, that objection is to order, subcommittee hearing to ask questions and objections so ordered. Good morning and thank you, to todays witnesses for joining the subcommittees hearing today on the state of aviation safety. Recent tragedies at home and abroad have shed new light on what is required to ensure the safety of the traveling public. In addition to the integration of new entrants drones into the National Airspace they also present safety and security challenges. The last congress they of 2018. Bipartisan legislation was setting a Solid Foundation to improve the safety of the nations airports, pilots, crew and passengers. Todays hearing is an opportunity to get the publics perspective on current risks and challenges facing our Aviation S ....