24-09-2016 22:25 via nytimes.com

Jack Garman, Whose Judgment Call Saved Moon Landing, Dies at 72

Mr. Garman was at a back-room console on July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong told mission control of a possible computer systems overload. “As long as it doesn’t reoccur, it’s fine,” Mr. Garman said.
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