West End in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Gene Kranz
Born August 17, 1933
Photographed by Jason Voigt, December 28, 2024
1. Gene Kranz Marker
Inscription.
Gene Kranz. Born August 17, 1933. Revered space mission flight director Gene Kranz graduated from St. Louis University and flew Air Force Reserve fighter jets before joining NASA. He worked on the Mercury and Gemini space programs and, as Mission Control flight director for Apollo 11, he guided the astronauts to the staggering achievement of landing on the moon for the first time. During the 1970 Apollo 13 mission, the crew ominously radioed, Houston, weve had a problem. An oxygen tank had exploded; oxygen for fuel dwindled. With brave emergency decisions, he remarkably navigated them back to Earth safely. Gene Kranz exemplified his own Kranz Dictum of toughness and competence and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Revered space mission flight director Gene Kranz graduated from St. Louis University and flew Air Force Reserve fighter jets before joining NASA. He worked on the Mercury and Gemini space programs and, as Mission Control flight director for Apollo 11, he guided the astronauts to the staggering achievement of landing on the moon for the first time. During the 1970 Apollo 13 mission, the crew ominously radioed, Houston, weve had a problem. An oxygen tank had exploded; oxygen for fuel dwindled. With brave emergency decisions, he remarkably navigated them back to Earth safely. Gene Kranz exemplified his own Kranz Dictum of toughness and competence and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Erected 2024 by St. Louis Walk of Fame.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Walk of Fame series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1970.
Location. 38° 39.329′ N, 90° 17.929′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in West End. It is on Delmar Boulevard east of Skinker Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6177 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance
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of this marker: Andy Cohen (here, next to this marker); Dennis Edwards (here, next to this marker); Jon Hamm (a few steps from this marker); Sara Teasdale (within shouting distance of this marker); Hale Irwin (within shouting distance of this marker); Chic Young (within shouting distance of this marker); Mel Bay (within shouting distance of this marker); Bob Pettit (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.
Also see . . . Gene Kranz on Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 30, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
Photographed by Jason Voigt, December 28, 2024
2. Gene Kranz Marker
In front of the Moonrise Hotel.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
