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1. www.nasa.gov › people-of-nasa › women-at-nasaRocket Fuel in Her Blood: The Story of JoAnn Morgan - NASA

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   Jul 12, 2019 · “I was just thrilled,” she says. “My life was coming together. I would get to be there for the launch, feel the shockwave hit, and then — I got to go on vacation!” “It absolutely made my career” To be the instrumentation controller in the launch room for the Apollo 11 liftoff was as huge as a deal as it sounds.

2. www.vanityfair.com › hollywood › 2018Tracking Down JoAnn Morgan, a Semi-Hidden Figure of U.S ...

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   Dec 10, 2018 · Morgan was the only woman inside the control room at the historic launch of Apollo 11 in 1969. A glimpse of her is seen in a new documentary about the lunar mission, but that’s only the ...

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3. www.theatlantic.com › science › archiveJoAnn Morgan's Apollo Story - The Atlantic

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   Jul 19, 2019 · Morgan wrapped up her work and packed for a vacation; she and Larry were going to take a boat out on the water.

4. rocket-women.com › 2019 › 07The Rocket Women of Apollo: JoAnn Morgan, Instrumentation ...

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   Jul 28, 2019 · JoAnn Morgan, Instrumentation Controller, Apollo 11 [Credit: Apollo 11 documentary still, NASA] While her support system was growing at work, there was always one person by her side from the beginning: her husband.

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5. www.wusf.org › news › 2019/07/16Meet JoAnn Morgan, The Only Woman In The Apollo 11 Firing ...

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   Jul 16, 2019 · JoAnn Morgan, at right, speaking to Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, the first female launch director, who will lead countdown and launch for Artemis-1. And the same Apollo 11 firing room at Kennedy Space Center, where Morgan made history, is now led by a woman — Charlie Blackwell-Thompson.

6. www.npr.org › 2019/07/05 › 738860204JoAnn Morgan: The Only Woman In The Firing Room During ... - NPR

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   Jul 5, 2019 · Dozens of technicians and flight controllers piled into the firing room at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to count down the launch of Apollo 11. Among the sea of people, JoAnn Morgan was the only...

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   Who was JoAnn Morgan?

   • JoAnn Morgan, center, at the Kennedy Space Center control room during the Apollo 11 liftoff, 1969. From NASA/AFP/Getty Images. Morgan was the only woman inside the control room at the historic launch of Apollo 11 in 1969. A glimpse of her is seen in a new documentary about the lunar mission, but that’s only the beginning of her story.

   Tracking Down JoAnn Morgan, a Semi-Hidden Figure of U.S

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   Why does JoAnn Morgan remember a close-up of Apollo 11?

   • JoAnn Morgan [Image Credit: Apollo 11 documentary (2019), NASA] JoAnn remembers that close-up. It was in a scheduling meeting for Apollo 11 and she vividly remembers that videographer being there. Why? Because cameras weren’t allowed in these meetings where controlled information was being discussed.

   The Rocket Women of Apollo: JoAnn Morgan, Instrumentation Controller

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   Who tapped JoAnn Morgan?

   • Rocco Petrone, who presided over the development of the Saturn 5 lunar launch vehicle and operation, later tapped Morgan on the shoulder. “JoAnn, you are welcome here,” he said. JoAnn Morgan was the only woman in the launch firing room during the launch of Apollo 11.

   Rocket Fuel in Her Blood: The Story of JoAnn Morgan - NASA

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   What happened to Joann on the Apollo 11 lunar landing?

   • As for the Apollo 11 lunar landing, JoAnn’s job was considered complete. Launch marks the beginning of the mission. But after the first couple of critical events that the launch team is devoted to (which includes launch through translunar injection), the Mission Control team in Houston takes over.

   The Rocket Women of Apollo: JoAnn Morgan, Instrumentation Controller

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   Who was the only woman in the launch firing room for Apollo 11?

   • In fact, this was the only woman in the launch firing room for the Apollo 11 liftoff. This is JoAnn Morgan, the instrumentation controller for Apollo 11. Members of the Kennedy Space Center government-industry team rise from their consoles within the Launch Control Center to watch the Apollo 11 liftoff through a window.

   Rocket Fuel in Her Blood: The Story of JoAnn Morgan - NASA

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   Did Joann feel the Saturn V launch?

   • However, JoAnn did get a “peep” of the Saturn V launch from between the louvres on the firing room windows. But she certainly felt the launch; she had her elbow on the chair, and she felt the rumbling at her console. Apollo 11 mission launch from KSC on July 16, 1969. Credit: NASA.

   The Rocket Women of Apollo: JoAnn Morgan, Instrumentation Controller

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8. www.bbc.com › news › avApollo 11: 'They'd never had a woman engineer' - BBC

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   Jul 16, 2019 · Apollo 11: 'They'd never had a woman engineer'. At 28-years-old, JoAnn Morgan was the only woman in the control room for the launch of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon, 50 years ago.