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Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94
First reported Source: Ars TechnicaLast editorial activity
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Milt Windler, one of the four leaders of Mission Control who in 1970 directed the round-the-clock efforts to bring the Apollo 13 astronauts back to Earth safely, has died at the age of 94. Windler died on Thursday , surrounded by his loving family, according to a brief notice posted online. NASA is a public and space exploration company founded in 1958.
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- Ars Technica Reporting source
Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94 ↗
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/milt-windler-nasa-flight-director-who-helped-save-apollo-13-dies-at-94/