NASA History Community:

            Below and attached is information about an upcoming talk about Bill Tindall by John Goodman that many of you likely will find very engaging.  Please feel free to share this with others who may be interested.

            Unfortunately, the IT issue with our Web site has not been resolved yet, but hopefully it should be soon.

            Thanks,

            Steve

NASA History Talk:  Bill Tindall’s Leadership During Gemini and Apollo

Time/Date/Location:  noon – 1 pm ET, Wednesday February 8, virtual via MS Teams link 

Speaker:  John Goodman, NASA Johnson Space Center

Contact:  Steve Garber (stephen.j.garber@nasa.gov) or hq-histinfo@nasa.gov

Description:  Bill Tindall is credited by many who worked in the Gemini and Apollo Programs with playing a key role in leading the development of flight techniques used to design and fly these missions.  Tindall had a talent for bringing order to complex projects and was a master at guiding emotional and contentious technical discussions in meetings toward a decision.  He communicated technical issues in a simple and understandable manner to personnel representing a variety of technical disciplines.  His memos, called “Tindallgrams,” are treasured by many Apollo veterans.

John Goodman is an aerospace engineer and has worked as a contractor at the NASA Johnson Space Center for over 36 years.  He is currently supporting the Artemis missions of the Orion spacecraft and a commercial space project.  In addition to performing engineering work, he is involved in educating engineers on the organizational causes of accidents and identifying lessons learned.  He has researched and written several papers concerning the contributions of key engineers to the Apollo and Space Shuttle Programs.

NASA History Community:

We’re having a technical issue with access to our Web site today.  While the IT people work to resolve this, you can use the https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/  URL (instead of the usual history.nasa.gov address).  Sorry for the inconvenience.

-Steve

Stephen Garber

(he/him)

NASA History Division

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