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Original – Eugene F. Kranz, Apollo flight director, is shown at his console on May 30, 1965, in the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center at Houston during a Gemini-Titan IV simulation to prepare for the four-day, 62-orbit flight.
Alt 1 Dust specks removed; cracks and white bleedthrough in lower edge fixed, fingerprint removed at lower right, uneven edge on left fixed.
Reason
High quality image, especially considering it is from 1965. Historic photo of Gene Kranz working as flight director in flight control in his signature vest. Free license as it is from NASA. This is one of the most historic photos from NASA's mission control.
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Gene Kranz
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
Johnson Space Center

Promoted File:Eugene F. Kranz at his console at the NASA Mission Control Center.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:35, 22 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]