Biography for
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Date of Birth

17 August 1933, Toledo, Ohio, USA

Birth Name

Eugene F. Kranz

Spouse

Marta I. Cadena

(1955 - present) 6 children

Trade Mark

When he was the Flight Director for a mission, he always wore a white vest with the mission insignia on it. Marta made the vests for him.

Trivia

NASA Flight Director during the Apollo program.

Former United States Air Force Pilot.

Received the Presidential Medal Freedom for his role in the Apollo 13 mission.

Became the Director of Mission Operations in 1983. Retired from NASA in 1994.

Developed his interest in space flight well before he started his NASA career. Wrote an essay in high school called "The Design and Possibilities of the Interplanetary Rocket.".

When he was in the Air Force, he named his F-86 Sabre "My Darling Marta.".