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Glynn lunney biography of donald
Glynn Lunney
NASA engineer (1936–2021)
Glynn Lunney | |
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Glynn Lunney in 1974, as manager of the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project | |
| Born | Glynn Stephen Lunney (1936-11-27)November 27, 1936 Old Forge, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 19, 2021(2021-03-19) (aged 84) Clear Lake, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Detroit Mercy, B.S.
1958 |
| Occupation(s) | NASA manager and flight director |
| Spouse | Marilyn Kurtz Lunney |
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Glynn Stephen Lunney (November 27, 1936 – March 19, 2021) was an American NASAengineer.
An employee of NASA since its creation in 1958, Lunney was a flight director during the Gemini and Apollo programs, and was on duty during historic events such as the Apollo 11lunar ascent and the pivotal hours of the Apollo 13 crisis.
At the end of the Apollo program, he became manager of the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, the first collaboration in spaceflight between the United States and the Soviet Union. Later, he served as