Oral History: Guenter Wendt

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  • Опубліковано 9 тра 2021
  • This interview with pad leader Guenter Wendt was part of an oral history program at the NASA Johnson Space Center. He was interviewed by Catherine Harwood on February 25, 1999, in Titusville, Florida.

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  • @Art_64
    @Art_64 4 місяці тому +1

    This man was a genius and was integral to the space program. RIP

  • @l.tallmadge6536
    @l.tallmadge6536 2 роки тому +12

    Thank you for posting this wonderful interview of THE
    most supportive man to our space program. True engineering hero, all...
    My favorite part was when he talks about giving and keeping your word. Also, no shame in not knowing something.

  • @artistnigelspencerandrew5147
    @artistnigelspencerandrew5147 Рік тому +4

    What a Guy....Where Guenter go.....Guenter Wendt....RIP Legend of the Cape.

  • @krsipydt
    @krsipydt Рік тому +3

    We are very lucky to have this video of this incredible man. A true professional and razor sharp mind, even at 76 years of age. Inspiring.

  • @jc03571
    @jc03571 2 дні тому

    Seems like a wonderful man. Smart, dedicated but also fun. A treasure for sure

  • @davidwilburn6314
    @davidwilburn6314 8 місяців тому +2

    I've viewed so many documentaries over the years, such that I thought I'd heard all there was to hear. So cool that Guenter's interview revealed ALL NEW material I'd never encountered before!

  • @BillViets
    @BillViets 5 місяців тому +1

    Something he could never have expected to hear as a teen: “Thank you, sir. You were a great American.”

  • @brucehehl5688
    @brucehehl5688 2 роки тому +7

    I realize she is trying to steer the conversation in a specific direction, but I completely enjoyed this interview! His is quite the talker!🚀🚀

  • @parkburrets4054
    @parkburrets4054 8 місяців тому +1

    The story about the plastic wrap around a solid rocket motor made a big impression on me during my Payload Assist Module days.

  • @erichansen3641
    @erichansen3641 4 місяці тому +4

    "Ahh, Guenter Wendt. I wonder where Guenter went?" -- Apollo 13 astronauts.

    • @rawyld
      @rawyld Місяць тому

      My favourite movie ever that inspired me to do engineering

  • @Rich1ab
    @Rich1ab 2 роки тому +5

    Wonderful interview! Thank you for sharing!

  • @Mozart1220
    @Mozart1220 Рік тому +4

    So...he designed a device that was so secret even he wasn't allowed to know about it? It sounds like a Monty Python sketch.

  • @mattmichael6792
    @mattmichael6792 2 роки тому +3

    Incredible

  • @joestimemachine6454
    @joestimemachine6454 2 роки тому +5

    The space program may have been canceled or severely defunded if Guenter wasn't there making sure disasters didn't occur.

  • @xyz.ijk.
    @xyz.ijk. 7 місяців тому

    This is fascinating. Thank you so much!

  • @lawrencestrabala6146
    @lawrencestrabala6146 Рік тому +2

    Ah! Gunter Went! I wonder where Gunter Went.

  • @SWalker71
    @SWalker71 Рік тому +1

    40:33 “What Fun”
    😂

  • @davidmoser3535
    @davidmoser3535 7 місяців тому

    I wonder where Guenther went?

  • @General5USA
    @General5USA 2 роки тому +2

    I worked on viewing box 8 on the launch pad… we met him once, at a rocket storage facility . After that we always wonder where Guenter Wendy went , because we never saw him again. I worked at several assembly plants and all said the same thing “ where did Wendt went? He certainly received his pay checks … they were sent by messenger or by post. I was one of the messengers to deliver his checksbut they were accepted by someone else on his behalf. I found him at North American mopping floors. And his twin brother we assumed was helping to build nuclear munitions a a top secret plant. So that’s where he went! And this is where he is. You left your launch shut down button at the launch viewing box abandoned … Know that the only thing I ever saw Wendt went for was a pay check at different locations He was wendting around so much he didn’t seem to do much. The same as I remember him in Germany

    • @Ed-eq8ui
      @Ed-eq8ui 2 роки тому +4

      Your comment is a pointless waste of bandwidth.

    • @Visitor2Earth
      @Visitor2Earth Рік тому

      THIS CHANNEL HAS NO CONTENT OF ANY KIND. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A BOT.

    • @marcellocolona4980
      @marcellocolona4980 Рік тому +1

      Mindless blather!

    • @General5USA
      @General5USA Рік тому

      @@halcyonoutlander2105 Thank you for reminding me. Wendt would send somebody to his alleged workplace to drop a half smoked cigarette butt on the floor and used them as evidence for the judge that he was present for work when he was accused of absconding of pay that he didn't deserve because he was never present at his assigned workplaces .

    • @General5USA
      @General5USA Рік тому

      @@halcyonoutlander2105 certainly nothing that Wendt went to smoke when we couldn't find him