The Good Old Days of Apollo Flight Hardware Development
Discipline: Environmental Control/Life Support
This presentation was previously titled "The Good Old Days of CTSD".
Tom Sanzone shared his personal experiences of working in the CTSD, starting in 1968, and focused on the Apollo era when astronauts had as many as three custom-made EVA suits sporting their names and the empowerment of youth within NASA was strong – the average age of the Apollo 11 flight controllers was 26. He also mentioned the shuttle and station. The majority of the discussion was anecdotal, storytelling, covering four decades.