Jack Garman
contributorFlight Operations & Mission Control
NASA computer engineer whose preparation for Apollo Guidance Computer alarms supported Mission Control's decision to continue the Apollo 11 lunar descent.
- Primary role
- Apollo guidance-computer specialist
- Lifespan
- 1944–2016
- Relationships
- 6
- Sources
- 3
Biography
Place in spaceflight history
Garman compiled the guidance computer's alarm responses before Apollo 11. During Eagle's descent, he identified the 1201 and 1202 alarms as recoverable executive-overflow conditions and supplied the guidance team with the information needed to recommend continuing the landing.
His detailed preparation converted an unfamiliar cockpit warning into a timely operational decision at one of Apollo 11's most critical moments.
Jack Garman’s archive record spans Computer engineer, Guidance support officer, Mission operations specialist through work connected with NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, NASA Johnson Space Center. The linked record places that work within Apollo, Space Shuttle, International Space Station.
Career profile
Roles, organizations, and programs
Roles
- Computer engineer
- Guidance support officer
- Mission operations specialist
Programs
- Apollo
- Space Shuttle
- International Space Station
Archive relationships
Named records, programs, and organizations connected to this archive identity.
- Apollo 11Recognized the 1201 and 1202 computer alarms during lunar descent as nonfatal overload warnings and advised that landing could continue
- NASA Manned Spacecraft CenterCanonical organization
- NASA Johnson Space CenterCanonical organization
- ApolloSpaceflight program
- Space ShuttleSpaceflight program
- International Space StationSpaceflight program
Sources
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