Eugene Francis “Gene” Kranz is a retired NASA Flight Director and manager. Kranz served as a Flight Director, the successor to NASA founding Flight Director Chris Kraft, during the Gemini and Apollo programs. He is also noted for his trademark close-cut flattop hairstyle, and the wearing of dapper white “mission” vests (waistcoats), of different styles and materials. Kranz remains a prominent and colorful figure in the history of U.S. manned space exploration.
Gene Kranz
Flight Director - NASA
Eugene Francis “Gene” Kranz is a retired NASA Flight Director and manager. Kranz served as a Flight Director, the successor to NASA founding Flight Director Chris Kraft, during the Gemini and Apollo programs. He is also noted for his trademark close-cut flattop hairstyle, and the wearing of dapper white “mission” vests (waistcoats), of different styles and materials. Kranz remains a prominent and colorful figure in the history of U.S. manned space exploration.