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Tag Archives: Sy Liebergot

Lecture by Sy Liebergot on being a Flight Controller in Mission Control during the Apollo 13 crisis

PLEASE NOTE: TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT. Apollo 13 was to be the third Lunar landing until an explosion in an oxygen tank crippled the spacecraft, leaving the three man crew in grave danger 200,000 miles from Earth. In his lecture, Sy will talk about his key role in the Apollo 13 crisis, how he made the call that ended the mission to land on the Moon and how, as part of the Mission control team, returned the crew safely back to Earth. Join The Knowledge Observatory in the Lecture Theatre at The Heath Business & Technical Park in Runcorn from […] Continue Reading »

Liverpool Astronomical Society

Sic Itur Ad Astra – Thus The Way To The Stars : 143 years of astronomy

Tag Archives: Sy Liebergot

Lecture by Sy Liebergot on being a Flight Controller in Mission Control during the Apollo 13 crisis