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H. David Reed, who worked in Mission Control during the Apollo program, died on Tuesday (Feb. 22, 2022), according to fellow flight controller Sy Liebergot.
A brief biography from his alma mater, University of Wyoming:
Raised in Billings, Montana, H. David "Dave" Reed earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from UW. Upon graduation in 1964, he joined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Houston, TX, becoming a mission controller responsible for tracking and trajectory dynamics.
In this capacity he was the Flight Dynamics Officer for Apollo Flights 5 and 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14. He was the prime flight dynamics officer for Apollo 13 and was a joint recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom as a result of his contributions in the safe return of the crew. Reed was responsible for developing pin-point landing techniques which made focused lunar research possible. The Apollo 14 crew named a crater on the moon for Dave in recognition of his many contributions to the Apollo program.
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