Kranz actually never said the phrase "Failure is not an option." It was a phrase attributed to him by the movie "Apollo 13." Though, he has never been actually said it is an unspoken philosophy at Johnson Space Center (JSC).
· The book by NASA “What Made Apollo a Success?” Has a section about Flight control written by Eugene F. Kranz and James Otis Covington. It gives more detail of the Flight Control Division of the Apollo program.
Kranz was interested in space at a young age. In high school he wrote a thesis on the topic of a single-stage (SSTO) rocket to the Moon. [1] Kranz was chosen to be one of the first flight directors to fly manned Apollo missions. [1] Kranz worked with the contractor, McDonnel-Douglass on the Mercury and Gemini project, but for Apollo there was a new contractor, Rockwell. [1] Kranz describes Rockwell as new unfamiliar with the space industry as they were known for their aeronautical significance at the time. [1] Kranz was assigned as a division chief for Apollo; his tasks included mission preparation, mission design, the writing of the procedures, and the development of the handbooks. [1]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAy_kBBqs0U
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gene_Kranz_in_the_MOCR.jpg
President Nixon visits the Manned Spaceflight Center to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team
DVAzfc ( talk) 16:47, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
Thanks!
TheLoyalist1 (
talk) 01:12, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
Wow, that second bullet point was very insightful. In addition to my other sources, I plan to analyze his appearance at an AIAA conference. In general it is hard to find anything new on Kranz that is not already on his page. I'll work on the rough draft structure.
An issue that I see is that the first quote does not have a citation. I am supposed to be reviewing krjwvq but I do not know what they have done because the work has not been labelled with the "~~~~" to signify who has done what. A lot of the information are quotes but there is little information that connects it to each other. Which section of the article are you trying to edit?
Thanks!
TheLoyalist1 (
talk) 01:12, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
I do not have a citation there; thanks, I will fix that. My partner was brought up (krjwvq) because tildes were not used. The reason why tildes were not used because all of the work on the draft was mine, but I'll use them from onward. I'm trying to find new information rather than editing an existing one.
draft -> 3/8 to 3/14
Kranz speaks at confrence; this is a 6-part series
https://archive.org/details/NASAMarshallTV-oYo5MhcVgXM
"One of the main factors that influence a mission success is the relationship between the astronauts and Mission Control. Throughout the evolution of manned missions, it’s clear to observe the tension development within the flight crews and with Mission Control. This report uses personal interviews, mission transcripts and astronauts’ memoirs to look closely at this evolving relationship, especially as the program grows and as it is gets shaped by changes in technology. In particular, this report delves into the conflict details in three of the most prominent examples: Mercury Atlas MA-7, Apollo 7 and Skylab IV. One common consequence of these three missions was that none of their astronauts ever flew in space again. However, more importantly, these missions uncovered a huge gap in NASA’s methodology of treating astronauts in their crews. This report evaluates how such events forced NASA to implement changes in the relationship between flight crew and Mission Control, in a way that accommodates for the crew’s psychological constraints, offering them more flexibility and understanding. The research also examines how the technology evolution of communications and tracking stations throughout the missions since Mercury until the International Space Station (ISS) affected the way the flight directors interacted with the flight crew. Additionally, this paper discusses the managerial and crew psychology perspective on this topic. Thus, the main goal of this research is to study the evolution of the relationship between the flight crew and Mission Control in order to understand how it was affected by major past mission conflicts and by evolving technologies because this understanding is a key for determining mission success especially in the future longer duration missions to Mars and beyond."
paper accessible through mst arc-aiaa - pdf
book through mst asme library - pdf
Gene Kranz was important to the survival of Apollo 13 crew. [4]
Kranz is perhaps best known for his role as lead flight director (nicknamed "White Flight") during NASA's Apollo 13 manned Moon landing mission. [5] [6] Kranz's team was on duty when part of the Apollo 13 Service Module exploded and they dealt with the initial hours of the unfolding accident. [7] His "White Team", dubbed the "Tiger Team" by the press, set the constraints for the consumption of spacecraft consumables (oxygen, electricity, and water) and controlled the three course-correction burns during the trans-Earth trajectory, as well as the power-up procedures that allowed the astronauts to land safely back on Earth in the command module. He and his team, as well as the astronauts, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for their roles.
The face of the moon: Galileo to Apollo. An exhibition of rare books and maps [4]
Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond [8]
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Be it resolved that on behalf of the personnel of the Flight Control Division, the color White be retired from the list of active flight control teams to forever stand in tribute to White Flight, Eugene F. Kranz
Kranz actually never said the phrase "Failure is not an option." It was a phrase attributed to him by the movie "Apollo 13." Though, he has never been actually said it is an unspoken philosophy at Johnson Space Center (JSC).
· The book by NASA “What Made Apollo a Success?” Has a section about Flight control written by Eugene F. Kranz and James Otis Covington. It gives more detail of the Flight Control Division of the Apollo program.
Kranz was interested in space at a young age. In high school he wrote a thesis on the topic of a single-stage (SSTO) rocket to the Moon. [1] Kranz was chosen to be one of the first flight directors to fly manned Apollo missions. [1] Kranz worked with the contractor, McDonnel-Douglass on the Mercury and Gemini project, but for Apollo there was a new contractor, Rockwell. [1] Kranz describes Rockwell as new unfamiliar with the space industry as they were known for their aeronautical significance at the time. [1] Kranz was assigned as a division chief for Apollo; his tasks included mission preparation, mission design, the writing of the procedures, and the development of the handbooks. [1]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAy_kBBqs0U
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gene_Kranz_in_the_MOCR.jpg
President Nixon visits the Manned Spaceflight Center to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team
DVAzfc ( talk) 16:47, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
Thanks!
TheLoyalist1 (
talk) 01:12, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
Wow, that second bullet point was very insightful. In addition to my other sources, I plan to analyze his appearance at an AIAA conference. In general it is hard to find anything new on Kranz that is not already on his page. I'll work on the rough draft structure.
An issue that I see is that the first quote does not have a citation. I am supposed to be reviewing krjwvq but I do not know what they have done because the work has not been labelled with the "~~~~" to signify who has done what. A lot of the information are quotes but there is little information that connects it to each other. Which section of the article are you trying to edit?
Thanks!
TheLoyalist1 (
talk) 01:12, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
I do not have a citation there; thanks, I will fix that. My partner was brought up (krjwvq) because tildes were not used. The reason why tildes were not used because all of the work on the draft was mine, but I'll use them from onward. I'm trying to find new information rather than editing an existing one.
draft -> 3/8 to 3/14
Kranz speaks at confrence; this is a 6-part series
https://archive.org/details/NASAMarshallTV-oYo5MhcVgXM
"One of the main factors that influence a mission success is the relationship between the astronauts and Mission Control. Throughout the evolution of manned missions, it’s clear to observe the tension development within the flight crews and with Mission Control. This report uses personal interviews, mission transcripts and astronauts’ memoirs to look closely at this evolving relationship, especially as the program grows and as it is gets shaped by changes in technology. In particular, this report delves into the conflict details in three of the most prominent examples: Mercury Atlas MA-7, Apollo 7 and Skylab IV. One common consequence of these three missions was that none of their astronauts ever flew in space again. However, more importantly, these missions uncovered a huge gap in NASA’s methodology of treating astronauts in their crews. This report evaluates how such events forced NASA to implement changes in the relationship between flight crew and Mission Control, in a way that accommodates for the crew’s psychological constraints, offering them more flexibility and understanding. The research also examines how the technology evolution of communications and tracking stations throughout the missions since Mercury until the International Space Station (ISS) affected the way the flight directors interacted with the flight crew. Additionally, this paper discusses the managerial and crew psychology perspective on this topic. Thus, the main goal of this research is to study the evolution of the relationship between the flight crew and Mission Control in order to understand how it was affected by major past mission conflicts and by evolving technologies because this understanding is a key for determining mission success especially in the future longer duration missions to Mars and beyond."
paper accessible through mst arc-aiaa - pdf
book through mst asme library - pdf
Gene Kranz was important to the survival of Apollo 13 crew. [4]
Kranz is perhaps best known for his role as lead flight director (nicknamed "White Flight") during NASA's Apollo 13 manned Moon landing mission. [5] [6] Kranz's team was on duty when part of the Apollo 13 Service Module exploded and they dealt with the initial hours of the unfolding accident. [7] His "White Team", dubbed the "Tiger Team" by the press, set the constraints for the consumption of spacecraft consumables (oxygen, electricity, and water) and controlled the three course-correction burns during the trans-Earth trajectory, as well as the power-up procedures that allowed the astronauts to land safely back on Earth in the command module. He and his team, as well as the astronauts, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for their roles.
The face of the moon: Galileo to Apollo. An exhibition of rare books and maps [4]
Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond [8]
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has extra text (
help)CS1 maint: others (
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Be it resolved that on behalf of the personnel of the Flight Control Division, the color White be retired from the list of active flight control teams to forever stand in tribute to White Flight, Eugene F. Kranz