Gene Kranz (in vest, as Apollo 13 safely splashed down) had faith that "as a group, we were smart enough ... to get out of any problem. Associated Press Forty years ago, for several unbearably ...

Listen to a short lecture given by curator Margaret Weitekamp on Gene Kranz career with NASA and how his vest ended up at the Smithsonian National Treasure: Amelia Earhart Designed a New Future ...