Podcasts History Mississippi Moments Podcast MS Mo 372 Clifford Charlesworth - NASA Flight Director

MS Mo 372 Clifford Charlesworth - NASA Flight Director

Published: Jan. 13, 2014, 7:16 p.m.

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In 1962, Mississippi College graduate Clifford Charlesworth went to work for NASA.\\xa0He\\xa0remembers training to become a Flight Dynamics Officer at the Johnson Space Center.

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As part of the flight control team for the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs, Charlesworth learned the importance of teamwork.\\xa0

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In the early days of the space program, it was important to maintain radio contact between the astronauts and Mission Control.\\xa0 Charlesworth recalls two astronauts who didn\\u2019t have much to say.

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