
The legendary pad leader of NASA, Guenter Wendt, has passed away at his home in Merritt Island, Florida. Wendt, made famous in the movie Apollo 13 when Jim Lovell, played by Tom Hanks said: "I vonder where Goonter Vent?" was an important part of the manned space program from NASA's earliest days.
This article from the Florida Today newspaper recounts his days with NASA and his career in support of manned spaceflight.
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