[CCoE Notice] Nov. 13-Apollo 13 Lecture

[Engineering Communications]

Topic: "Apollo 13: The Longest Hour"
Speaker: Sy Liebergot, Former NASA Flight Controller
Date: Tues., Nov. 13, 7-8 pm
Location:  UH Science & Engineering Classroom 100 (Building 529)

Hear what it was like to be a front-line Flight Controller in NASA's Mission Control when a monster failure occurred during the Apollo 13 mission to the moon. Sy Liebergot will share his reactions, NASA footage, and details of the explosion and the heroic efforts to bring the crew back safely to Earth. He'll also discuss the Apollo 13 movie's accuracy and how he assisted actor Tom Hanks and director Ron Howard.

Sponsored by the Houston-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation and the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics


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