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Topic: James Bodmer, flight controller (1933-2022)
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Robert Pearlman
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posted 05-24-2022 10:43 AM
   
James E. "Jim" Bodmer, who worked as a mission requirements controller during the Apollo 11 moon landing, died on May 6, 2022. He was 89.From his obituary prepared by his family: James was an Airman 1st class in the United States Air Force. He served in the Philippines during the Korean War. He graduated from the University of Houston with degrees in Mathematics and Electrical Engineering. After graduation, he joined NASA where he worked on Gemini and Apollo missions and on Spacelab 1 and 2 missions. According to information he shared for the 20th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, his role during the later Spacelab missions was associated with the instrument pointing system. |
Jeff
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