{
  "id": 11771596,
  "title": "Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/milt-windler-nasa-flight-director-who-helped-save-apollo-13-dies-at-94",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-03T19:45:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica",
    "slug": "ars-technica",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/milt-windler-nasa-flight-director-who-helped-save-apollo-13-dies-at-94/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "NASA flight director Milt Windler, who played a crucial role in the successful rescue mission of the Apollo 13 astronauts in 1970, has passed away at the age of 94. Windler, who joined NASA in 1968, was responsible for leading the round-the-clock efforts to bring the Apollo 13 crew safely back to Earth. In addition to his work on Apollo 13, Windler oversaw the Apollo 8 first circumlunar flight, the Apollo 10 lunar landing dress rehearsal, and the second, third, and fourth moon landings (Apollo 12, Apollo 14, and Apollo 15). He also served as a flight director for all three crewed missions to the United States' first space station, Skylab.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}