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Failure is Not an Option…..It’s a Requirement TheLoyalist1 (talk) 05:53, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

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).

What Made Apollo a Success? TheLoyalist1 (talk) 12:26, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

·        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.

Before the decade is out chapter 6 TheLoyalist1 (talk) 10:30, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

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. Kranz was chosen to be one of the first flight directors to fly manned Apollo missions. Kranz worked with the contractor, McDonnel-Douglass on the Mercury and Gemini project, but for Apollo there was a new contractor, Rockwell. Kranz describes Rockwell as new unfamiliar with the space industry as they were known for their aeronautical significance at the time. 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.

Gene Kranz in the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR)

adding pictures to Wikipedia TheLoyalist1 (talk) 10:26, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAy_kBBqs0U

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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

President Nixon visits the Manned Spaceflight Center to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team

BLP rules TheLoyalist1 (talk) 16:43, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#:~:text=BLP applies to all material,lists, article titles and drafts.

Peer Review by Dominic Aguilar

• I like the way the sandbox is organized!! I was having trouble trying to sort ours out in a logical manner, and I will probably adopt the method you used of keeping everything in its own dated section. There seems to be a lot of very good material in the 3/13-3/14 section, so that should contribute to a good amount of material to the article when added. Also, I really liked how excerpts from books and papers were copied directly into the sandbox for easier access.
• There is a large amount of material, but it seems that for the most part all of it comes from only two sources. If possible, perhaps find one or two more sources to verify the information. If a fact you find is shown in more than one source, you can cite both at the end of the sentence letting the reader know that this is well documented. Doing this would increase how much the audience trusts your information.
• The article draft would be better structured as a draft, rather than bullet point facts. As it is, it is hard to see how these will translate into the article itself, because wording and paragraph structure is very important. Main recommendation would be to formulate additions into a rough draft structure. It seems that all important areas and times of Gene Kranz’ life is covered at an adequate level, so any additional material will help to improve the overall feel of the article.
• After reviewing this information, I realized that my article also suffers from a small number of sources. Also, the amount of detail you used to describe his career really highlights his achievements, making me realize that not enough attention to detail has been paid to the career of my article’s focus, and the contributions they left.

DVAzfc (talk) 16:47, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks!TheLoyalist1 (talk) 01:12, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

Response to Peer Review by Dominic Aguilar 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.

Peer Review by Kevin Yn

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)

Response to Peer Review by Kevin Yn TheLoyalist1 (talk) 00:59, 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.

3/15-3/19

draft -> 3/8 to 3/14

3/13-3/14 TheLoyalist1 (talk) 16:36, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

• "To recognize that the greatest error is not to have tried and failed, but that in trying, we did not give it our best effort"
• Gene Kranz—NASA Flight Director during the Gemini & Apollo programs from 1969 to 1974
• " As NASA Flight Director (1969–1974) he was calling the shots and running the show on the ground from the Mission Operations Control Center in Houston, TX."
• "Gene was an unassuming technical rock star who came to full notoriety during the Apollo 13 crisis."
• Book makes note of Kranz's importance.
• "the indefatigable Gene Kranz"
• Comparisons to Kranz's are made.
• Gene Kranz called the Missions Operations Room “a "leadership laboratory"
• "Describing the computers at Goddard, Gene Kranz says, “Advanced as they were at the time, and filling whole large rooms, those computers had a speed and processing capacity easily exceeded by desktop PCs today. So our margins for error were made even thinner by the limitations of these resources”"
• "Their consoles and monitors were very primitive as well, as Gene Kranz described it, “His [CapCom] systems monitor assessed the capsule status with a bank of twenty-one meters and a couple of eight-pen recorders, like those used on lie detectors, or polygraph machines. The team flight surgeon had even fewer displays, thirteen meters, in order to monitor the astronaut’s electrocardiogram, and an eight-pen recorder"" He is describing the MOCR
• MA-7 was the first mission he was assigned as assistant flight director (AFD); he was under Chris Kraft (the flight director of the mission)
• in describing how the MA-7 crew was stuck in orbit, Kranz says "One way or another the die was now cast”
• MA-7 reentry worried Kranz.
• Kraft and Kranz were vital to making reentry as smooth as possible
• "Kranz describes the situation saying, “In the years to come I would often feel the absolute frustration at being helpless during the blackout that concludes every mission. It is like watching your wife in labor… there is nothing you can do except hold her hand and pray that all goes well”"
• "After the intense wait, Mission Control heard back from Aurora 7. “I’m on the main chute at 5,000. Status is good.” Everyone on the ground was relieved. Kranz said, “We felt like standing and cheering, but that didn’t happen in Kraft’s control room, only in the movies. Chris’s smile was more like the grimace of one receiving a last-minute reprieve from the guillotine. He was not happy about the ending of his second manned orbital mission”"

3/8-3/12 TheLoyalist1 (talk) 16:36, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

2010 AIAA SpaceOps Conference Gala

Kranz speaks at confrence; this is a 6-part series

https://archive.org/details/NASAMarshallTV-oYo5MhcVgXM

Evolution of the Flight Crew and Mission Control Relationship

"copied from abstract of paper"

"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

Bioprocessing Piping and Equipment...

book through mst asme library - pdf

Assignment 3/5/2021

Gene Kranz was important to the survival of Apollo 13 crew.

“copied from Gene Kranz”

Apollo 13

Further information: Apollo 13

Kranz is perhaps best known for his role as lead flight director (nicknamed "White Flight") during NASA's Apollo 13 manned Moon landing mission. 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. 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.

Gene Kranz sources

The face of the moon: Galileo to Apollo. An exhibition of rare books and maps

Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond

other sources

• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/science/apollo-13-anniversary.html#:~:text=The%20oxygen%20was%20not%20just,cells%20that%20powered%20the%20spacecraft.&text=The%20command%20module%20was%20dying,the%20command%20module%2C%20was%20intact.&text=Eighty%2Dseven%20hours%20after%20the,splashed%20in%20the%20Pacific%20Ocean.
• https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/gene-kranzs-apollo-13-vest
• https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/Gene-Kranz-Bio.pdf