John Aaron

John W. Aaron (born 1943) is a former NASA engineer and was a flight controller during the Apollo program. He is widely credited with saving the Apollo 12 mission when it was struck by lightning soon after launch, and also played an important role during the Apollo 13 crisis.

For the American poet, see Jonathan Aaron. For the Finnish singer, see Jonne Aaron.
John W. Aaron
John Aaron during the Gemini 5 mission.
Born1943 (age 80–81)
Wellington, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSouthwestern Oklahoma State University, B.S. 1964
Known forWork on the Apollo 12 and Apollo 13 missions
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Engineering
InstitutionsNASA (1964–2000)
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