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In 1962 when Grumman was awarded the contract for the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), Thomas Kelly was promoted to be the lead engineer. He was 32 or 33. He was
by codewritinfool 7y ago
In 1962 when Grumman was awarded the contract for the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), Thomas Kelly was promoted to be the lead engineer. He was 32 or 33.
He was 40 when Apollo 11 landed on the moon.
There's an episode of "From the Earth to the Moon" called "Spider" that focuses on Thomas Kelly. Highly recommended.
- csbowe 7y agoThe "From the Earth to the Moon" series is by far my favorite series/movie/documentary about the moon missions.
- mikecarlton 7y agoI can also recommend the BBC podcast “13 Minutes to the Moon”, great listening for the commute
- JKCalhoun 7y ago"Spider" was one of my favorite episodes. There is a scene depicting the Saturn launch but from inside the LM. Poetic. Looks like it is about 39 minutes in: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x447gmx https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x447gmx