Guenter wendt biography of michael

Who was Guenter Wendt?

Günter F. Wendt was a German-American engineer noted for his work in the U.S. manned spaceflight program. An employee of McDonnell Aircraft and later North American Aviation, he was in charge of the spacecraft close-out crews at the launch pads for the entire Mercury and Gemini programs, and the manned phase of the Apollo program at the Kennedy Space Center. His official title was Pad Leader.

In NASA documentary films, Wendt appears as the bespectacled, thin man in a bow-tie and white cap and coat, usually standing near the hatch, clipboard in hand; or bending over seated crew members, pulling their safety harnesses snug for launch.

Born
Aug 28,
Berlin
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  • Germany
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
May 3,
Merritt Island

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Guenter Wendt - The Padleader

 

 

 

 

This portrait of The Padleader is hand signed and inscribed by Guenter himself who adds, "Mercury, Gemini and Apollo".  He was a "one of a kind", that's for sure. The best at what he did, demanding to work for and not one to triffle with BUT when he let loose his sense of humor, was second only to Wally Schirra and THAT's sayin somethinOnly a few left.

 

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Guenter Wendt is seen prepping Gus Grissom's ill fated Liberty Bell 7 (MA-4).  He would be the last person to see it close up just before lift off and one of the first to see it again after being found on the sea floor almost 27 years later.  Hand signed and inscribed by Guenter.  Measures 8" x 10'. 

 

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Günter F. Wendt (also spelled Guenter Wendt; August 28, – May 3, ) was a German-born American mechanical engineer noted for his work in the U.S. human spaceflight program. An employee of McDonnell Aircraft and later North American Aviation, he was in charge of the spacecraft close-out crews at the launch pads for the entire Mercury and Gemini programs (–) and the crewed phases of the Apollo, Skylab, and Apollo–Soyuz programs (–) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). His official title was Pad Leader.

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  • Guenter F. Wendt (* August in Berlin als Günter Wendt; † 3. Mai auf Merritt Island, Florida) war ein deutsch-US-amerikanischer Ingenieur, der von bis die Position des Pad-Leaders im Kennedy Space Center innehatte. (de)
  • Günter F. Wendt (also spelled Guenter Wendt; August 28, – May 3, ) was a German-born American mechanical engineer noted for his work in the U.S. human spaceflight program. An employee of McDonnell Aircraft and later North American Aviation, he was in charge of the spacecraft close-out crews at the launch pads for the entire Mercury and Gemini programs (–) and the crewed phases of the Apollo, Skylab, and Apollo–Soyuz p
    May 3, (Courtesy NASA)  Guenter Wendt, the legendary pad leader who often was the last person astronauts saw before going into space, died at his home Monday morning in Merritt Island, Fla., within a few miles of NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Wendt had been hospitalized with congestive heart failure and suffered a stroke. He was

    He worked at Kennedy for 34 years.

    Wendt, a naturalized American originally from Germany, spoke with a thick accent and made a reputation as a strict overseer of the launch pads and of the spacecraft the astronauts flew. Those traits earned him the nickname "Pad Fuhrer." He also was the first pad leader for crewed spacecraft.

    The movie "Apollo 13" made famous the line about the pad leader when Tom Hanks, as astronaut Jim Lovell, asked, "I wonder where Guenter Wendt?"

    Fact was, Wendt was never far from the space program. He stood watch over the Mercuryand Gemini missions. The contractor for the Apollo spacecraft did not retain him as a full pad leader, Wendt recorded in his memoirs. So, Wendt was at home when the Apollo 1 fire erupted and killed Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee as they ran through a countdown test at Launch Pad

    Afterward, a

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