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Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94

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Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94 — full report at Ars Technica.

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  • Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94 — full report at Ars Technica.
  • Reported by Ars Technica and published Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:45:17 UTC.

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