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Milt 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

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Summary

Milt Windler, a NASA flight director involved in efforts to save the Apollo 13 mission, has died at the age of 94. He was among the specialists associated with overcoming the crisis during the mission.

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Milt Windler, a NASA flight director who helped save the Apollo 13 mission, has died at the age of 94.

Windler was part of the team that worked to manage the crisis during the Apollo 13 mission. His role as a flight director placed him among the specialists involved in the actions that led to the mission being saved.

NASA associates his name with the work surrounding Apollo 13 and the efforts to safely overcome the emergency that arose during the mission. He died at the age of 94.

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