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Milt Windler, NASA flight director of Apollo 13, dies at 94▼RIP 😢 Milt Windler, #NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94. Via @arstechnica #Space #Astrophysics #Mmastodon Science Space38 h ago
Milt Windler, one of NASA's flight directors during the Apollo era, has died at the age of 94. Windler was part of the team of flight directors credited with helping bring the crew of Apollo 13 safely back to Earth in 1970 after an explosion crippled the spacecraft on its way to the Moon. Tributes are circulating among space enthusiasts recalling his role in one of NASA's finest hours.