#glynn lunney

[puffle-fuzz]

Gene without a vest absolutely terrifies me.

Glynn is just standing there menacingly.

Chris Kraft is goated 100%

[gregorygalloway]

Glynn Lunney (27 November 1936 – 19 March 2021)

Lunney was a key figure in the US human spaceflight program, from Project Mercury in 1958 through Gemini, the Apollo program, and the Space Shuttle Program, before retiring from NASA in 1985.

[gusgrissom]

“The most impressive thing that I’ve ever seen was, Glynn Lunney walked [into mission control during Apollo 13]. And if there was a hero, Glynn Lunney was, by himself, the hero. Because when he walked in the room, I guarantee you, no one knew what the hell was going on... And Glynn walked in, took over this mess. And he just brought calm to the situation. I’ve never seen such an extraordinary example of leadership in my entire career. Absolutely magnificent. No general or admiral in wartime could ever be more magnificent than Glynn was that night. He and he alone brought all of the scared people together. And, you’ve got to remember that the flight controllers in those days were—they were kids in their thirties. They were good, but very few of them had ever run into these kinds of choices in life. And they weren’t used to that. And all of a sudden their confidence had been shaken. They were faced with things that they didn’t even understand.

And Glynn walked in there, and he just kind of took charge. Restored everybody’s confidence. Don’t know what happened. Don’t know where we are yet. That’s our first job, is to figure out what our options are, and what we do. And we’ll just get on with this thing... At that point, nobody would even think of saying anything about disasters... It’s just professionalism at its finest. That was all exclusively caused by one Glynn Lunney. Absolutely the most magnificent performance I’ve ever watched.” -Ken Mattingly

Glynn Stephen Lunney (November 27, 1936 – March 19, 2021). Godspeed, Black Flight.

[thebeautifulcosmos]

Glynn Stephen Lunney (November 27, 1936 - March 19, 2021)

One of the key figures in mission control during Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and into the Space Shuttle program.  RIP.

[jackswigert]

Gene Kranz and His Many Vests

“On occasion, I wore a vest colour of the other leads for their flights.” - Gene Kranz, Failure is Not an Option

Red - Chris Kraft

White - Gene Kranz

Black - Glynn Lunney

[theverakeller]

This is America’s effort after two and a half years of preparation.

The Right Stuff (2020-) | Flight (1.08)

[from-the-earth-to-the-moon13]

(16 April 1970) --- Discussion in the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) dealing with the Apollo 13 crewmen during their final day in space. From left to right are Glynn S. Lunney, Shift 4 flight director; Gerald D. Griffin, Shift 2 flight director; astronaut James A. McDivitt, manager, Apollo Spacecraft Program, MSC; Dr. Donald K. Slayton, director of Flight Crew Operations, MSC; and Dr. Willard R. Hawkins, M.D., Shift 1 flight surgeon.

[edwhiteandblue]

(l-r) Gene Cernan, Glynn Lunney, Arnie Aldrich, & Chris Kraft after our ASTP crew splashed down