- Seymour Liebergot
Seymour "Sy" Abraham Liebergot (born
15 February ,1936 in Camden,New Jersey ) is a retiredNASA flight controller , serving during theApollo program . Liebergot was an EECOM controller—he was responsible for the electrical and environmental systems onboard theCommand Module . He was part of the team that guidedApollo 13 back to Earth following the explosion which crippled the spacecraft.He began his career in 1963 with
North American Aviation after graduating fromCalifornia State University, Los Angeles . In 1964 he came to NASA. Liebergot was a flight controller on Apollos 8–15. He continued as a controller in theSkylab and ASTP missions.Today, Seymour Liebergot lives in
Pearland, Texas with his third wife Craig.In the "Apollo 13" movie, Seymour "Sy" Liebergot was played by
Clint Howard , the brother of director Ron Howard.External links
* [http://www.apolloeecom.com/ Sy Liebergot's homepage]
* [http://www.cgpublishing.com/Books/Eecom.html Information on Sy's book Apollo EECOM]
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