Please join us at noon ET today for a very engaging talk and feel free to forward to others who may be interested.
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.
Stephen Garber
(he/him)
NASA History Division
Office of Communications
NASA Headquarters
Mary W. Jackson Building, Room 5P25
Washington, DC 20546
202-358-0385
