posted 07-17-2026 04:35 PM               

Besides Apollo 11, John Aaron was also the EECOM on Apollo 12 and is credited with saving the mission after the lightning strike by recommending this action to the Flight Director: "Flight, EECOM, try SCE to Aux." It's considered a legendary command in spaceflight history along with Bales' "GO" on Apollo 11. So, If interested, look it up.

English-born John Hodge was a NASA Flight Director for Mercury, Gemini and Apollo and was the lead Flight Director when the Gemini 8 capsule went in a spin and out of control with Armstrong and Scott aboard, and was on duty at the time of the Apollo 1 fire.

Stephen Bales, correctly realizing that the computer's "1202 Alarm" didn't pose a serious problem during Eagle's descent toward the moon's surface, informed the Flight Director that it was safe to continue with these famous words: "We're GO on that, Flight!"

Sy Liebergot, as the Apollo 13 Electrical and Environmental Consumables manager (EECOM) in Mission Control on Apollo 13, informed Flight Director Gene Kranz that Command Module Odyssey is dying.

Jerry Bostic was the Flight Dynamics Officer, FIDO, on Apollo 13 and is credited with originating the famous phrase attributed to Gene Kranz that "Failure is not an option!" However, Kranz did not say those words during Apollo 13 (but used it as the title of his book), and it actually was first uttered in the movie "Apollo 13" by actor Ed Harris, portraying Kranz.