Talk with a Former Apollo Mission Control Flight Director : Gerry Griffin

Thursday 12 November 2020

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Online


Get the chance to listen to the flight director whose team led the astronauts of the Apollo 13 program to safety.

There is no description long enough to fully encompass all of Griffin's lifelong achievements, however, we have included some highlights of his incredible performance:

-Besides his incredible achievements on the Apollo 13 mission, Griffin's "Gold" team conducted half of the lunar landings made during Apollo: Apollos 14, 16, and 17.

-After the Apollo program, he was the deputy director of major Research and Space centres. Nowadays, following his retirement he is still deeply involved in multiple space and non-space related companies.

-His actions which showed quick rational and analytical thinking saved lives and influenced the creation of many documentaries, TV shows and even movies.

By joining this event you will have the chance to hear the talk from a man like no other and learn a bit about what has to be done in dire situations in order to succeed and reach for new heights and reveal the unknown for the benefit of humankind.

Sign up for the event here.

 

 

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