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Marc05A Member Posts: 39 From: Reims, France Registered: May 2009	posted 03-16-2016 11:39 AM I always wondered why John Hodge chose to retire as a Flight Director after Gemini. Does anybody have any hindsight about why he wasn't interested in leading a Flight Control team for Apollo?
Skylon Member Posts: 274 From: Registered: Sep 2010	posted 03-17-2016 04:47 PM Hodge was on console as Flight Director during the Apollo 1 fire, so he initially was slated to be an Apollo Flight Director. He moved onto Advanced Projects at JSC after the fire. I seem to remember he may have fallen out of favor somewhat with Chris Kraft.
Buel Member Posts: 649 From: UK Registered: Mar 2012	posted 03-17-2016 05:20 PM Wasn't it regarding Kraft's choices of flight directors and the fact that they hadn't served time as flight controllers? Bet Sy would know...
Mike_The_First Member Posts: 436 From: USA Registered: Jun 2014	posted 03-20-2016 03:38 PM Check out his Oral History transcript. The "why I left" part is quite long, but he goes into a lot of detail.
Buel Member Posts: 649 From: UK Registered: Mar 2012	posted 03-20-2016 04:56 PM Here's a video of a young John Hodge.

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