- Received the Presidential Medal Freedom for his role in the Apollo 13 mission.
- Became the Director of Mission Operations in 1983. Retired from NASA in 1994.
- Developed his interest in space flight well before he started his NASA career. Wrote an essay in high school called "The Design and Possibilities of the Interplanetary Rocket.".
- When he was in the Air Force, he named his F-86 Sabre "My Darling Marta.".
- NASA Flight Director during the Apollo program.
- Former United States Air Force Pilot.
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