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- 1Milt Windler, NASA flight director of Apollo 13 fame, dies at 94●Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94 https:// lemmy.world/post/52692447
Milt Windler, the NASA flight director who helped bring the crippled Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth in 1970, has died at the age of 94. Windler was one of the four flight directors who led Mission Control's efforts during the emergency, working with Gene Kranz, Glynn Lunney and Gerry Griffin. Tributes are recalling his role in one of NASA's finest hours.
- 2NASA flight director Milt Windler dies at 94▼Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94 https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/milt-wind
Milt Windler, the NASA flight director best known for his role in bringing the crew of Apollo 13 safely home after the 1970 in-flight explosion, has died at the age of 94. Windler was one of four flight directors who led Mission Control's response to the crisis. Readers are remembering him as a key figure in NASA's golden era of human spaceflight.
- 3Milt Windler, NASA Apollo 13 flight director, has died●RE: https:// mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1 17378693503152674 Godspeed, Milt Windler 🚀 # Apollo13 # NASA # Friendswood #
Milt Windler, one of NASA's flight directors during the Apollo program, has died. He was one of the four flight directors who guided Apollo 13 safely back to Earth in 1970 after an oxygen tank explosion crippled the spacecraft. Tributes are coming from the space community, with Ars Technica noting the loss and readers remembering his role in one of NASA's finest hours. He lived in the Friendswood, Texas area near the Johnson Space Center.
- 4NASA flight director Milt Windler dies at 94●God Speed Milt https:// arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/ milt-windler-nasa-flight-director-who-helped-save-apollo-13-dies-
Milt Windler, the NASA flight director who helped bring Apollo 13's crew safely back to Earth in 1970, has died at 94. Windler was one of the four flight directors who led Mission Control's improvised rescue plan during the aborted Moon landing. Tributes online are thanking him for his role in one of NASA's finest moments.
- 5Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94●Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94 "...we were making history." https:// arstechni
Milt Windler, the NASA flight director who helped bring the stricken Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth in 1970, has died at the age of 94. Windler led one of the flight control teams during the emergency rescue, an effort remembered as one of NASA's finest hours. He later reflected on the mission, saying the team knew 'we were making history.' Tributes are highlighting his role in the mission's survival.