Jack Garman
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John Royer Garman[1] (September 11, 1944 – September 20, 2016) was a computer engineer, former senior NASA executive and noted key figure of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. As a young specialist on duty during the final descent stage on 20 July 1969 he dealt with a series of computer alarms which could have caused the mission to be aborted.
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Born | John Royer Garman (1944-09-11)September 11, 1944 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | September 20, 2016(2016-09-20) (aged 72) near Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Michigan, B.S. 1966 |
Known for | Saving Apollo 11 mission from abort |
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