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NASA flight director Milt Windler dies at 94
Original: 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.
Why now: The death of a prominent Apollo-era flight director naturally prompts tributes and reflection on the space program's history.
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