John Aaron
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1943 –
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Who is John Aaron?
John W. Aaron is a former NASA engineer and was a flight controller during the Apollo program. He is widely credited with saving the Apollo 12 mission when it was struck by lightning shortly after liftoff and played an important role during the Apollo 13 crisis, earning him the highly complimentary appellation of "a steely-eyed missile man".
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- Born
- 1943
Wellington - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Southwestern Oklahoma State University
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on July 23, 2013
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