Floyd Bennett, President of the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation of Houston, Texas is pleased to announce that the Foundation’s National Board of Advisors has selected ...

As the crippled Odyssey continues losing its oxygen, Flight Director Gene Kranz (Ed Harris) hears the last suggestion his ...

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Sally Ride, and maybe if you’re a big fan of NASA, John Glenn or Alan Shepard, or Mae Jemison. That’s what most people would call the Mount Rushmore of NASA astronauts. It ...

NASA will honor Eugene Francis “Gene” Kranz with the presentation of an Ambassador of Exploration Award for his involvement in the U.S. space program. Kranz will receive the award during a ceremony at ...

Saint Louis University proudly announces that alumnus Eugene Kranz, a distinguished figure in aerospace and former NASA flight director, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gene Kranz, who served in Apollo mission control as "White Flight," was at the head of the room when Apollo 11 landed on the moon ...

Gene Kranz led a team that helped achieve the Apollo program’s historic success. The American Veterans Center reflects on leadership, service, and preserving oral histories. One common type of ...

KHOU 11 News anchor Russ Lewis emceed the luncheon that featured more than 400 attendees and raised $300,000 toward Space Center Houston’s $5 million goal to restore Historic Mission Control. The City ...

"Failure is not an option." is a famous quote from the movie Apollo 13. Learn what Gene Kranz thinks about failure. Learn more about Gene Kranz's role as a flight ...

Click to open image viewer. This vest was worn by Eugene F. "Gene" Kranz, NASA Chief of Flight Control Division, during Apollo 13, the third lunar landing attempt. During that flight, mission control ...