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NASA flight director Milt Windler dies at 94

Original: 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.

Why now: News of the death of a key figure in the Apollo 13 rescue has prompted tributes from the space community

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• God Speed Milt https:// arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/ milt-windler-nasa-flight-director-who-helped-save-apollo-13-dies-at-94/ # Space # Apollo13 · pixelpusher220@dmv.community · 4

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