Glynn Lunney
Glynn Stephen Lunney (November 27, 1936 – March 19, 2021) was an American NASA engineer. He began working at NASA since its creation in 1958. Lunney was a flight director during the Gemini and Apollo programs.
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 Glynn Lunney in 1974, as manager of the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project | |
| Born | Glynn Stephen Lunney November 27, 1936 Old Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 19, 2021 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | UDM, B.S. 1958 |
| Occupation | NASA manager and flight director |
| Spouse(s) | Marilyn Kurtz Lunney |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom |
Lunney died on March 19, 2021 at his home near Houston, Texas from leukemia, aged 84.[1]
Glynn Lunney Media
Lunney (top left) with John Hodge and Jones Roach during Gemini 3
Standing at the flight director's console, viewing the Gemini 10 flight display in the Mission Control Center. Left to right: William C. Schneider, Glynn Lunney, Christopher C. Kraft Jr. and Charles W. Mathews.
Discussion in the Mission Operations Control Room during the Apollo 13 mission between Lunney (center) and astronauts James McDivitt and Deke Slayton
Lunney on console during the Apollo 16 mission
ASTP Project Directors Bushuyev (left) and Glynn Lunney during a meeting in Houston in 1973
Glynn Lunney (far right) as manager of the Shuttle program, at a press conference with Chris Kraft and Gene Kranz in 1981
Glynn Lunney at an Apollo 8 Anniversary Gala at the San Diego Air & Space Museum in December 2008.
References
- ↑ NASA (March 19, 2021). "NASA remembers legendary flight director Glynn Lunney". Press release. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-remembers-legendary-flight-director-glynn-lunney. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
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