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Communicating for Safety Keynote Speaker at NATCA Conference

November 5, 2018 paulfdye

Paul Dye has over 40 years of aviation experience as an engineer, builder, and pilot. He earned his degree in aeronautical…

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Posted in: KITPLANES and General Aviation, NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Air Traffic Control, Challenger, Commercial space, Communication, Flight Director, Safety, Space Shuttle

A Badge on the Table Moment

October 17, 2018 paulfdye

With a cable outage plaguing our neighborhood the other night, I decided to throw in a DVD and watch The…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Flight Director, Mission Control, NASA, Operational leadership

Last Shift

May 8, 2018 paulfdye 1 Comment

The last Space Shuttle shift for the Iron Team was the night before entry of STS-135. The crew would wake…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Flight Director, Mission Control, NASA, Shuttle Flight control center, Space Shuttle, STS-135

The Good Old Days

April 27, 2018 paulfdye 1 Comment

I was rummaging through my computer’s hard drive the other day, looking for photos to illustrate a talk I’m working…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Flight Director, John Shannon, Mission Control, Norm Knight, Shuttle Flight control center, STS-135

Editor’s Log: You don’t have to go

November 28, 2017 paulfdye 1 Comment

On November 14, 1969, humankind’s second journey to land on the moon lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on…

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Posted in: KITPLANES and General Aviation, NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Apollo 12, Decision making, Flight Controller, Flight Director, Go-No Go, Mission Control, Operational leadership, Preparedness, Weather

Teaching Leadership

September 20, 2017 paulfdye

I recently finished reading From the Mission Control Room to the Board Room a new book from retired Flight Director…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Flight Director, Mission Control, Operational leadership, Shuttle Flight control center

My Mentors…..

April 22, 2017 paulfdye 1 Comment

I just finished watching the new Documentary movie Mission Control, and it transported me back to my roots so cleanly…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Apollo, Chris Kraft, Flight Director, Gene Kranz, Mission Control, Operational leadership

Flight Director Hall of Fame — Space Shuttle

April 20, 2017 paulfdye

How Did Flight Directors keep score?   They use Hale Points!   These are the history files of all the…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Flight Director, NASA, Points, Records, Space Shuttle, Wayne Hale

How to be the best flight controller? Think like a flight director

March 5, 2017 paulfdye 1 Comment

This very short video is part of a NASA archived series asking Iron Flight Paul F. Dye about his experiences…

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Posted in: NASA Shuttle Flight Director Memories Filed under: Flight Controller, Flight Director, NASA, Shuttle, STS

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