Talk:Gene Kranz

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 20 January 2021 and 7 May 2021. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): TheLoyalist1, Krjwvq.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 22:09, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Added detail regarding his life post-retirement.
Added a section listing events and impact kranz has made since his retirement. Krjwvq (talk) 08:55, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

Added more detail of his career
In the career section, adding a sentence or two on MA-7 and added a new source. TheLoyalist1 (talk) 04:41, 10 April 2021 (UTC) I plan to add more about his involvement with MA-7.TheLoyalist1 (talk) 05:06, 10 April 2021 (UTC) I added few more lines concerning Apollo and his early life. I also added a new source and picture TheLoyalist1 (talk) 12:29, 15 April 2021 (UTC) added photo with caption "President Nixon visits the Manned Spaceflight Center to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team" under Apollo 13 section TheLoyalist1 (talk) 12:48, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

Added Detail and fixed citation
Under 'Apollo 13', adding on to highlight the specific recognition given by superiors, as well as adding citation. Krjwvq (talk) 17:42, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Lackland AFB or Laughlin AFB?
In 'Early years,' the article states "Krants [completed] pilot training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas in 1955." Lackland AFB is where enlisted basic training takes place. But as an officer, it's more likely nearby Laughlin AFB where Kranz would've received undergraduate pilot training in 1955, not Lackland. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.113.7.30 (talk) 03:20, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Seems more likely that he had pilot training at nearby Randolph AFB, which is across town from Lackland. It’s a long-term pilot training venue. Maybe someone could contact Kranz and clear this up? Maurice Fox (talk) 00:56, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

Survival of Apollo 13
Gene Kranz was important to the survival of Apollo 13 crew. Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond I also feel that the article does not go in depth.TheLoyalist1 (talk) 17:19, 5 March 2021 (UTC) Minor edit to sectionTheLoyalist1 (talk) 17:34, 5 March 2021 (UTC)


 * This is really a new discussion about a new topic; we place these at the bottom of the talk page.
 * You are probably unfamiliar with Wikipedia's MOS:SUMMARY style. His importance to the survival of Apollo 13 is summarized here in Kranz's biography, where there is no reason to go in depth. The WP:Hatnote directs the reader to the Apollo 13 article, where the details are given. JustinTime55 (talk) 17:43, 5 March 2021 (UTC)