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Apollo 12 EECOM John Aaron

This photo of flight controller John Aaron was taken in the Mission Operations Control Room at the Manned Spacecraft Center (now known as NASA Johnson Space Center) during the second lunar extravehicular activity (EVA) of the Apollo 12 mission.

 

John Aaron was a NASA engineer who was trained as an EECOM, or flight controller specializing in electrical, environmental, and communications systems, for the Gemini and Apollo programs.

 

When the Apollo 12 spacecraft was struck by lightning twice in the first minute after launch, it was his quick thinking that helped recover the craft's power systems, preventing a mission abort. He also played a significant role in the Apollo 13 mission, devising a power-up sequence for the Command Module to allow the astronauts to return safely to Earth.

 

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Image Number: S69-59590

Date: November 20, 1969

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