APOLLO 201 NEWS CENTER NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Houston

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by  Glen E. Swanson

APOLLO 201 NEWS CENTER
NASA Manned SpacecraftC enter
Houston, Texas
NEWS RELEASE NO.1 February 23, 1966
SUBJECT: Apollo/Saturn 201 Flight Controllera nd RecoveryA ssignments
HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Real-time,i n-flighta nalysiso f the
trajectorya nd spacecraft systems will be thfel ight control function
of the Mission Control Center,H ouston, during the Apollo/Saturn 201
unmanned suborbitalf light.
This analysis will be accomplishedt hrough use of facilities
of the Air Force Eastern Test Range augmentedb y trackingf rom the
Rose Knot trackings hip.
The MCC-H and other sites will be staffed by flight controllers
and other personneld uring the flight in much the same manner as
past manned flights.
However, there are fewer trackings tations, the flight surgeon's
console will not be manned, and no astronautsw ill be assigned duty
at consoles in the MissionO perations Control Room (MOCR). Only a
one shift operationw ill be required during this Apollo flight.
Brig. Gen. C. H. Bolender (biography attached)w ill serve as
the Apollo/Saturn 201 mission director. He will handle his duties
from the Mission Control Center,H ouston, which has direct responsi-
bility for mission success from the final countdownt hrough space-
craft recovery.
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In case of a communications failure or if time does not permit
direct and detailecdo ntrol from the MCC-H in final phases of the
flight, control re�ponsibilityw ill revert to the command communi-
cater aboard the tracking ship Rose Knot.
If an onboard failuroec curs, certain vehicle functions will
be initiated using remoted facilitieso f the MCC-H or the tracking
ship. Thicso mmand capabilityi s applicableo nly in assisting
certain gross maneuversa nd does not provide a completec ommand
control backup of all spacecraftf unctions.
Assignmentsf or the AS 201 mission for the MOCR will be:
Flight Director: Glynn S. Lunney, 29, was born �n Old Forge,
Pa. He received his BS degree in aeronauticale ngineeringf rom the
Universityo f Detroit. Lunney joined NASA's predecessorN ACA in
August 1955. Real-timei nflighta nalysis otfh e Apollo 201 mission
as associatedw ith mission trajectorya nd vehicle systems will be
under the directiono f Lunney during the flight. Inflight command
control of certainf unctionsw ill be initiated undeLru nney's
directionf rom the MCC-H in the event of onboard failures.
AssistantF light Director: Lawrence S. Canin3,0 , was born in
Brooklyn,N . Y. He received a BS degree in electricale ngineering
in 1962 from Los Angeles State College and joineNdA SA in March 1965.
Operations and Procedures: John H. Temple and HerbeEr.t Porter.
Temple, 25, was born in Miami, Fla. He has a BS degree in aerospace
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engineering from the University of Texasi n 1963, and joined NASA
in June 1963. Porter, 25, was born in Hansboro,N . D., and received
his BS degree in Mechanicale ngineering froNmo rth Dakota Statei n
1963. He joined NASA in December 1964.
Booster Systems Engineer: CharlesW . Casey (No. 1) and Dexter
H. Burdeshaw( No. 2). Casey, 33, was born in Rome, Ga., and received
his BS degree in physics from North Georgia Collegei n 1955. He
joined NASA in July1 960. Burdeshaw,3 4, was born in Birmingham,
Ala., and received a BS degree in rna thematics and phl-'sicfsr om Howard
College inB irmingham. He joined NASA in January l96l.
Electrical,E nvironmental and CommunicationsS ystems Engineers
(EECOM): David B. Pendley, 40, was born in Hackensack,N . J. He
receiveda BS degree in engineerings cience from the University of
Miami in 1949. He joinedN ASA in November 1961.
Guidance, Navigatiaonn d Communications (GNC) Engineer: Louis
A. DeLuca, 39, was born in Detroit, Mich. His major areao f study
was in engineeringa nd mathematicsa nd he joinedN ASA in October 1962.
Systems Backup: John P. Meszaros,3 4, was boru in san Antonio,
Tex. He received his BSd egree in aeronauticale ngineeringf rom the
University of Texas in 1958, and joinedN ASA in September1 962.
RetrofireO fficer: Charles F.D eiterich,2 7, was born in
Mahoning, pa·. He received his BA degree inp hysics and mathematics
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.':_:;�'· in 1960 from the Universityo f St. Thomas, Houston. He joined
NASA in August 1964.
Yaw GuidanceO fficer: G�orge F. Guthrie, 34, was born in
Norristown,P a. He received a BS degree in aeronauticale ngineering
from PennsylvaniSat ate University,a nd joinedN ASA in April 1959.
:. �..:.- ·� Pitch Guidance Officer: Granville E. Paules, 28, was born
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in Columbia,P a., and received a BS degree in electricale ngineering
from the Universityo f Texas in 1960. He joinedN ASA in September
1964.
Network Controller: Andreus A. Piske and RichardG . Ayers.
Piske, 32, an Air Force captai,nwas born in Metairie,L a. He is
a u.s.N aval Academy graduate and received his MS degree in aero-
nauticale ngineering from theA ir Force Instituteo f Technology.
Ayers, 29, was borni n Raton, N. M. He is a graduate of the
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University of Arizona and is a lieutenanti n the U.S. Air Force.
Support Control Coordinator: John F. Childress,2 4, was born
in Tyler, Tex., and receivehd is BS degree in mathematicsf rom
Lamar Tech in Beaumont,T ex. He joined NASA in June 1963.
Maintenance anOdp erations (M&O)S upervisorf or the mission
is R. Bo Cagel.
Public Affairs Officer for AS 201 mission commentaryw ill be
Paul Haney.
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Staff Support Room (SSR) assignmentsf or the AS2 01 mission
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in the Mission Control CenterH,o uston:
Flight Dynamics SSR: MauriceG . Kennedy,J ames M. Payne, John
G. Renick,a nd Willard S. Presley.
Vehicle Systems SSR-CSM: SeymourA . Liebergot,M yles E.
Franklin,D onald Turcola, Joe R. Perry, Joseph E. Borches, and
Alfred P. Sanders.
Vehicle Systems SSR-Booster: Frances E. Dagenais,G ordon V.
Doolittle, JohWn. Smith, and William H. Shook.
Operationsa nd Procedures SSR:W ayne W. Buford, H. Russel
Goodwin, and Edward Beatty.
Flight Crew SSR: Jeremy B. Jones, William M. Anderson,D avid
C. Schultz,K . McClung, and MichaelK . Lake.
RTCC ComputerC ontrollersf or the AS 201 mission in the MCC-H
are: Henry Howell and Gene Carlow, computers upervisors;B ailey
L. Corbett and Larry J. Dungan, data select; James H. Summers and
B. L. Brady, computerd ynamics;J ames R. Roundtreea nd Rich Harrington,
computer telemetry;a nd C. Boline, operationalr eadinessa nd confidence
testing.
Rose Knot tracking ship assignments fotrh e AS 201 mission are:
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SpacecraftC ommunicator: Perry L. Ealick and Stuart M.
Present. Ealick, 28, was born in Ponca City, Okla. He received
a BS degree in electricale ngineeringa nd mathematicsf rom the
U.S. Naval Academy in 1959 and joinedN ASA in July 1964. Present,
35, was born in Brooklyn,N . Y. and receiveda BS degree in
civil engineeringf rom the Universityo f Wisconsin in 1962. He
joined NASA in August 1963.
Guidance,N avigationa nd Communications: Briggs N. Willoughby,
31, was born in Shamrock,T ex. He received a BS degree in engineering
and physics from the University of Coloradoi n 1963 and joinedN ASA
in September1 964. GNC backup is Howell B. Wong.
EECOM: William L. Blair.
S-IVB: Myron C. Hayes.
The NASA RecoveryC oordinator,i n the RecoveryC ontrol Room
1n MCC, Houston, will be Robert F. Thompson. Thompson,4 0 was born
in Bluefield,V a., and receiveda BS degree in aeronauticale ngineering
from Virginia Polytechnic InstituteH.e is responsiblet o the flight
directorf or coordinationo f all recovery activities. Assisting
in the RCR, Houston wilbl e Donald E. Stullken,a ssistantc oordinator;
J. 0. Sayler and John E. Hoover, display; R. Wayne Empey and Jerry E.
Hoisington,e valuators;a nd Joe R. Vice, status.
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. ·:, ·· Recovery assignmentosn board ships: William B. Wood and Steve
Ellis, DD USS Wilson, statio1n; W. J. Stork, DD USS Waldron, station 2;
William G. Robinson,D D USS Ingram, station 3; warren H. Glenn, AO
USS Kaskaskia,s tation 4; Coye Mac Jones, DD USST urner, station 5;
and the LPH USS Boxer, station 6, John C. Stonesifer,T homas E. Holt,
William R. Chase, Lonnie TDh.o mas, Donald G. Morris, and Roderick
s. Bass (SafingT eam).
other remote assignments: DalEe. Moore, Dakar; Frederick C.
Sponholz,B ermuda; William A. MiddletoAnl,a n F. Myers, Milton L.
Windler, and Edward C. Bullock,A scension.
RecoveryC ontrol Room atC ape Kennedy: Harold E. Granger,
coordinator;R obert L. Tweedie, safing team; Ryborn R. Kirby, Carter
F. Yeatman, and Harold V. Neher, Central Control (Cape).
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APOLLO 203 NEWS CENTER
NEW'S RELEASE
SUBJECT: Apollo Satur2n0 3 FlightC ontrollerA ssignments
HOUSTON,T EXAS---TheM ission Control CentHeoru,s ton,a nd
other sitesw ill be staffedd uringt he Apollo/Satur2n0 3 mission
by flightc ontrollers anodt her personnelf rom the NASA Manned
SpacecraftC enter and MarshallS paceF lightC enter.
Because otfh e short durationo f the AS203 mission,o nly
one team of flight controllerwsi ll be necessary. No recovery
peoplew ill be assigned ttoh is missiona s no recoverablev ehi-
cle is on this flight.
Real-timei n-flight analysis thoef missiona s associated
with trajectorya nd vehicles ystemsw ill be the flight control
functiono f the MCC-H as augmentedb y the varioust rackings ites
aroundt he world.
Mission directiono f the AS2m0i3s sionw ill be provided
by MissionD irectorC apt. Roderick0 . Middleton,U SN, at the
MCC-H throughoutt he mission. Middletoni s on assignmentt o
NASA from the u.s. Navy, as deputyd irectoro f Mission Opera-
tions,O ffice of Manned Space Flight,N ASA Headquartersa nd
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as a speciala ssistantt o the Apollo Program DirectoNrA,S A
Headquarters.H e joinedN ASA in October1 965. Middletonw as
born in Pomona,F la. He attendedF loridaS outherna nd is a
1941 U.S. Naval Academy graduate. He was awardeda master of
scienced egree from HarvardU niversityi n 1946.
Flight Director: John D. Hodge, 37, was born in Essex,
England. He receiveda BS degree in engineeringf rom the
Universityo f London. Hodge joinedN ASA in April 1959. As
directoro f the AS203 mission,H odge will be responsiblef or
detailedc ontrolo f the flight,f or the implementatioonf mis-
sion objectivesa nd for making decisionsw hich might change the
flight plan amnids sionr ules on an as-necessaryb asis.
AssistantF light Director: StuaMr.t Present,3 6, was
born in Brooklyn,N .Y. He was graduatedf rom the University
of Wisconsinw ith a BS degree icn ivil engineeringa nd joined
NASA in August 1963. During the flight,h e will assist the
flightd irectori n the detailecdo ntrolo f them issiona nd
assume full responsibilitdyu ring the absenceo f the flight
director frotmh e control room.
Flight Director'sE xperimentR epresentative:G ordon Platt,
31, was born in Pratt,K an. He has a BS in mechanicale ngineering
from Kansas State and an MS degreef rom the Universityo f Alabama.
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He joinedN ASA,M arshallS pace FlightC enter (MSFC) in July
1960. Platt will advise the flight directora s requiredo n
the experimentalA S203 mission. He is the seniorM SFC rep-
resentative presenta t MSC for the mission.
Operations and ProceduresO fficersf or the missionw ill
be Merril A. Lowe, Herman R. Goodwina nd Louis E. Mercier.
They will be responsiblet o the flight director for detailed
implementation of the MCC/GOSS (groundo perationals upport
systems;) implementatioonf remote site flight controller
schedulinga nd operation;f light controllerc ommunicationne t-
work discipline;a nd monitoringa ll missionc ontrol teletype
traffic.
Lowe, 42, was born inH unter,M o. He was graduatedf rom
Washington University,S t. Louis, with a BS degree in civil
engineering. He joinedN ASA in May 1964.
Goodwin,2 4, was born in Elk City, Okla. He was graduated
from SouthwesternS tateC ollege,W eatherford,O kla. with a BS
degreei n mathematicsa nd physics. He joinedN ASA in June 1964
Mercier, 35, was born in KansasC ity, Kan. He was graduated
from the Universityo f KansasC ity with a BS degree in physics.
He joinedN ASA in December1 964.
BoosterS ystemsE ngineerN o. 1: CharlesW . Casey, 33, was
born in Rome,G a. He has a BS degree in physicsf rom North
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