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William Fink, an Apollo flight controller who worked on the lunar module primary guidance, navigation and control system (PGNS), died on May 2, 2020. He was 86.
He was one of 150 Air Force members assigned to duty with NASA in 1968 in support of the space program. Bill worked in flight operations for six Apollo mission from 1968 and 1971. His role in the Apollo 11 mission earned him the Air Force Commendation Medal for outstanding achievement as a flight controller. His efforts included monitoring the primary guidance system for the lunar landing module and providing technical support as needed to the flight director.

In the second to last duty assignment in the Air Force, Bill was assigned to the Air Staff Headquarters at the Pentagon with the primary responsibility for long range planning and coordination of major USAF space programs for intercontinental warning, communications and Air Force participation in the NASA Space Shuttle program.

Bill retired from the Air Force after 22 years in 1978, but he did not retire for good. Bill spent a brief stint as a corporate pilot and then returned to NASA as a contractor with Ford Aerospace and United Space Alliance for another 20 years. During this second time at NASA, Bill worked in the Flight Director's office as a Senior Software Engineer and as a Payload Safety Specialist.

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Knew Mr. Fink and his son Billy from El Lago days. He was a great man who loved his family more than anything. He worked tirelessly to ensure that his son Billy grew up knowing he was loved and accepted and as a result, Billy had a wonderful and full life. His family and the love he shared with them was his crowning achievement.

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