Gene Kranz on InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- For Gene Kranz, "Failure was not an option" - the lives of 3 U.S. astronauts were at stake. As a NASA flight director and manager, he helped save the lives of the Apollo 13 crew- and landed himself a place in history. He's been portrayed on film by Ed Harris, his story has been told in countless books and movies on the U.S. Space program, and he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1970. On this episode of "InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse," our conversation with American hero Gene Kranz.
He's the definition of a flight director. I have the greatest respect for this man!
Could listen to this man all day
Me too !!!
I have read Mr. Kranz's book three times, I have bought two copies (left one a plane)I lent one out and didn't get it back, so I will buy it yet again. Gene Kranz is an inspiration to me on every level, as an engineer, as human being and in management. When I was in flight test, we had our "pucker power moments" and even back then.,, Mr. Kranz was what you aspired to be in crisis management. I recently suggested that all members of my team read that book, with a highlighter and learn its lessons well. When things go sideways, his lessons learned are pure gold. Thank you sir, you are indeed a steely eyed missile man.
What a lucky passenger who sat in your seat on the next flight! ☺️
That's what a leader looks like. Great interview. I sure hope I get to shake his hand one day!
I am just smiling while listening to this!
"It's to beautiful to happen by accident."
I have said that exact same thing for years.
This was a great interview. The Host did a good job with questions and allowing the guest to speak.
I think this interview also captures the more intimate side of Gene Kranz
I can't think of a more perfect person to fill the role he did. He's maintains the same perspective about promoting the "team effort" even 40 years after filling the role as a flight director. I would have loved to work for this guy at Mission contro l during the moon missions. What a great role model!
What a awesome MAN to listen to, I wish I could sit with this man and just talk about the hay days of manned space flight
What an amazing guy
“I will stand behind every decision you make.” Giving your subordinates the authority and then backing them to the hilt. That’s leadership.
Gene knew one critical thing: that he didn't know every system inside and out but knew he had people that did and put his trust in them. That TRULY is leadership.
Outstanding interview, that man is a true American hero.
More like a true phantom patriot.
Still time to award this man with a flight to the ISS...
What a man...So inspiring.
What an incredible, fascinating, intelligent man. It’s a joy to listen to and watch him.
Mr. Kranz is very interesting to listen to. I learned a lot from him.
The pride of CC, Toledo Ohio !
This man, as well as all the Apollo astronauts, are real heroes and role models. Incredible era and leaders during that era.
I believe that every single American is proud of these heroes in NASA at the time
Love this guy he is a hero.
He has such a great charisma and leadership.
No wonder he was the flight director of NASA for many years.
"If we die, we want people to accept it. We're in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life."
Virgil "Gus" Grissom.
Thank you. Never heard that quote. Makes me feel much better about his fate. He was one of the three in the Apollo 1 fire, right?
Great quote. Along the same vein, when I think of Ed White, it’s the first US EVA where he spent 23 minutes tethered to his capsule. He had to be coaxed, then finally sternly ordered back inside.
Hats off for this man!
Outstanding. Gene is great. I remember every space mission from back then. I would like to know, why are we doing nothing now ? What the heck ? Let's do something and do it as soon as possible.
+dks13827 Space Launch System (SLS) and the Orion spacecraft, much? :-)
Looks like 3 flat earthers thumbed this down
I remember watching at a very young age the early days of Apollo, maybe Gemini but not sure. I couldn't have been more that 5 or 6 at the time but I watched all 3 networks like a hawk trying to absorb as much on the science data that Jules Bergman, Walter Cronkite and Wally Shirra (sp?) could offer. The models, explanation of burns, docking procedures, everything from rocket thrust to how the slept were detailed and fascinating.
Not wishing to take any thunder away from today's astronauts but the pioneers of early spaceflight will always be tops in my book. And Gene Kranz.... what a hell of a guy he must have been to work for.
One thread that is constant in all of his interviews with GK s that he had total trust in those 25 year old guys. I think it was John Aaron who said he was fresh out of college when he applied and received an offer without being interviewed. Imagine your job and what your team could accomplish working with someone like Kranz who would unquestionably back every decision you made. That's powerful leadership.
I was a young kid (6 years old) during the Mercury missions. The men that volunteered for to become our 1st astronauts were some of the bravest men that ever lived. My grandmother used to let me cut school to watch the launches. I watched every single one. I hung on Jules Bergmans every word (ABC's Science Editor) I think Chris Kraft and Gene Kranz were the perfect men for mission control.What a enormous responsibility those men had. Nerves of steel and cool as cucumbers. Its a shame what has happened to our space program. Instead of our political leaders negotiating peace,we are constantly involved in conflict. The money that was spent bombing Iran and ousting Saddam Hussein was the ultimate waste. It accomplished nothing but destabilize the region.We have to meet the challenges of our environment and get back to space exploration. And give our children and grandchildren something to explore and apply their minds to.
Many people would envy your ability to attend the launches - that must be an enduring memory indeed!
Same!
Gene is The Man !!!!
coolest dude ever!
I can this hears for hours, he is great
Ok all flight controllers go/no go for landing. My favorite quote of all time.
Almost Shakespearean in contents. Gene Kranz could be compared to Shakespeare's figure of Henry V. "We few, we happy few, we Band of Brothers...".
Simply. Wow! More experience in 5 minutes than i've had in a lifetime....
"And then we LOCKED THE CONTROL ROOM DOORS." LOL brilliant!
A brilliant man and a true inspiration..
What a brain. I'm humble in his presence.
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Kranz has confirmed that there really was 17 seconds of fuel remaining on Apollo 11. I heard that a re-computation showed that there were more like 40 seconds left. Then I heard there were only 7 seconds left. But Kranz confirmed that there was really "17" seconds of fuel remaining in the LM lander. So I will accept his version unless someone has better data.
My father was an Electrical Engineer for NASA working at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. I was born in 1960 and at 58 years old I spend my hobby time debunking the "Apollo moon landing deniers" that seem to be all over UA-cam. I have acquired about 2 terabytes of NASA documents, pictures and video that I use in my endeavor to shred the deniers. I am fairly familiar with NASA's historical documents on the Apollo missions. I have seen different numbers from different sources on the issue of remaining descent propellant. All of the sources are people that would know. Examples Gene Kranz, Chris Kraft, Buzz Aldrin. This issue doesn't really fit with my "hobby" and the idea of "correcting" Gene Kranz, Chris Kraft, or Buzz Aldrin's memory is not something that I find appealing.
In 2000 NASA published a document called "Apollo By The Numbers" (NASA SP-2000-4029).
The following is an excerpt from the forward of "Apollo By The Numbers".
While there have been many studies recounting the history of Apollo, this new book in the NASA History Series seeks to draw out the statistical information about each of the flights that have been long buried in numerous technical memoranda and historical studies. It seeks to recount the missions, measuring results against the expectations for them.
This work appears in the NASA History Series as a Special Publication (SP) in the Reference Works section, SP-4000, of the series. Works in this section provide information, usually in dictionary, encyclopedic, or chronological form, for use by NASA personnel, scholars, and the public. This new publication captures for the use of all detailed information about Apollo and its unfolding during the 1960s and early 1970s.
Roger D. Launius
Chief Historian
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
October 2, 2000
From the "Apollo By The Numbers" Apollo 11 Summary page 94 (104 of 344 of the PDF)
The LM landed on the Moon at 20:17:39 GMT (16:17:39 EDT) on 20 July 1969 at 102:45:39.9. Engine shutdown occurred 1.5 seconds later. The LM landed in Mare Tranquilitatis (Sea of Tranquility) at latitude 0.67408° north and longitude 23.47297° east at an angle to the surface of 4.SO, and about 3.75 n mi southwest of the planned point. Approximately 45 seconds of firing time remained at landing. (1)
(1) According to the Apollo 11 Mission Report (MSC-00171), postflight analysis revealed that there was 45 seconds of fuel remaining at lunar touchdown, not as little as 7 seconds as indicated by other sources.
Apollo by the numbers document: SP-4029.pdf
history.nasa.gov/SP-4029.pdf
Apollo 11 Mission Report (MSC-00171)
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/A11_MissionReport.pdf
I need to dig into the MSC-00171 document and read the details on how they came to the conclusion that 45 seconds remained. I seem to recall that there were 2 methods to determine propellant levels for descent fuel and during the mission, controllers used the more conservative (read lower) level to determine a course of action. This may be the reason there are different recollections on propellant levels.
Rick Jones, this is brilliant. I too spend as much time as I can challenging the deniers. I don’t have your in depth knowledge so I just ask them to produce one credible witness from the hundreds of thousands of people who have been involved in space projects. Then produce evidence that will stand up in court and sue NASA. Naturally all I get is silence or abuse.
Just listen to Charlie Duke's "30 seconds" call during the landing and count the seconds until Neil Armstrong's "Engine shutoff" call.
@@nathanfugate8210 But recall the countdown to the fuel time was the "Bingo" call. That is the time left in the fuel tank to abort and fire the explosive bolts. There was definitely more fuel in the tanks than 17 seconds. The concern was that there was a "deadman's zone" that if an abort was attempted at too low an altitude above the surface while the descent engine was still firing, the abort could be critical with two engines firing at the same time. I read that somewhere but I can't remember where.
But it does seem problematic because the LM did land with timeout calls. But counting backward from 30 seconds doesn't necessarily mean there were only 17 seconds of fuel until "empty". It was the amount of fuel until the Bingo call.
Dear Mr. Rick Jones above, can you please enlighten me if there is any truth to what I've heard and just stated here? You appear to be highly knowledgeable about his subject. Thanks in advance.
A steely-eyed missile man. I wish he'd asked more about other missions, Gemini, Mercury, ALL of them!
"I help save Apollo 13, but I lost to Challenger."
Thug Life :V
he use to get to sleep at night too Amazing man
He was born with that haircut, he will die with that haircut.
I think he may have to come back if we are to land on the moon again in 2024.