Contractors and their names may be in any of the categories. This section has group contractor pictures.
Apollo CSM Contractors
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Apollo LEM Contractors
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Apollo Saturn Stage Contractors:
The Saturn Stage Contractors are listed below; Boeing, Chrysler, General Electric, IBM, McDonnell Douglas, Rocketdyne, and Rockwell. These Apollo Launch Team Members were gathered together for team photographs in July, 1975 as described in the Spaceport News article at the end of this section. Rockwell, the SII stage contractor, had departed by this date. The names for the team members in these photos have been provided by Stage Contractor Managers and others.The SII stage team photos and names are provided by Fred Cordia.
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Saturn/Apollo GSE Responsibilities
This Drawing was used at Complex 39 to show contractor responsibilities and interfaces. It shows the complexity of the program. You must click on the photos to open, click again to magnify.
Boeing
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Boeing Apollo Launch Team
Front row
Clarence Detro (cut out of pic)
1 Rocky Calvetto
2 Bill Parsons
3 Jim Cole
4 Keith Sevendby
5 Doug Kelly
6 Jim Crutchfield
7 Ken Robbins
8 Earl Purvis
9 John Yancey
10 George Clark
11 Art Niegarth
12 Gale Griebel
13 Dick Smith
14 Charlie Smith
Middle row
Bob Claudio (one arm only)
1 Ralph McKee
2 Les Cottrell
3 Julian Baggett
4 Billy Melton
5 Bill Heink
6 Glen Roberts
Bob Bucina (top of head only)
7 Paul Donnelly, NASA
8 Dick Adams
9 Dr. Hans Gruene, NASA
10 Joe Skowron
11 Jerry Hewitte
12 Ike Rigell, NASA
13 Norm Lundberg
14 Art Scholz
15 Tom Sherrington
16 Al Holmes
17 John Culley
18 Bill Holmes
19 Walt Kapryan, NASA
20 Beth Thrash
21 Denny Hajduk
22 Bill Lipscomb
23 Tom Lookabaugh
24 Russ Bausch
25 Barry King
Back row
1 ?, (top of head only)
2 Marion Lenney
3 Hardy Hardcastle
4 Sharon Crockett
5 Andy Hernandez
6 Ron Miller
7 Don Weinberg
8 Buddy Heilig
9 Doris Mauney
10 Gene Mount
Jim Owens (top of head only)
11 Marvin Wright
12 Dave Rosine
13 Bill Atkinson
14 Harry Harrison
15 John Stephens
16 Elmer Vinson
17 Phil Hart
18 Chase Reed
19 George Schluter
20 Donna Barnes
21 Ernie Tholke
22 Cory Robinson
23 Dave Barnes
24 Maxine Henderson
25 Joe Eckhoff
26 Chuck Frost
27 Sim Rome
28 Al Rubin
29 Billy Marshman
30 John Keller
31 Ron Lander
32 Dave Vevera
33 Al Schwindt
34 Coz Todaro
35 Barney Barnes
36 Cindy Carter
37 Alice Bennett
38 Carol Mundy
39 Nellie Yeisley
40 Burl McElhaney
41 Roland Robin
42 Bill Wheeler, NASA
43 Carl Grothe
Chrysler
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Chrysler Apollo Launch Team
1 Ken Adrian
2 Tom Allen
3 Bill Pittman
4 Dick Lewis
5 Cleo Wren
6 Dick Ruffi
7 Dean Kelly
8 Ed Burke
9 Len Childers
10 Jim Pittman
11 Betr Beem
12 Gene Zawacki
13 Steve Cummings
14 Don Brown
15 Bob Kelso
16 Bill Whitaker
17 Bob Hall
18 Virgil Powell
19 Curt Bennewitz
20 Bob Farrell
21 Al Thor
22 Sisto Marsico
23 Jack Zartman
24 Maggie Marsico
25 John Gelzer
26 Paul Quandt
27 Chat Harman
28 Harry Bell
29 Ken Stewart
30 Hans Gruene
31 Paul Donnelly
32 Ike Rigell
33 Ray Monshor
34 Dino Salvador
35 Cliff Boot
36 Walt Kapryan
37 Ernie Benziger
38 Jerry Brown
39 Danny Despriet
40 Ray Burkhart
41 Ron Howard
42 Stan Olsen
43 Bill Bouwsma
44 Jerry Farmer
45 Bill Thibodeaux
46 Carl Brinkmann
47 Lee Benton
48 Mark Allen
49 Elmer Grabloski
50 Andy Petro
51 ?
52 Linda Mobley
53 ?
54 Paul Griffin
55 Allen McDonald
56 Macy Carnley
57 Eddey Rodrequez
58 Mel Ball
59 Bob Weinberg
60 Bill Matthews
61 Deon Smith
62 Bob Eddy
63 Dock Hales
64 Randy McDonald
65 Ky Yamasaki
66 Corky Lamb
67 Carl Hampton
68 Fred Peterson
69 John McCrane
70 Jack Hoffman
71 Chet Durnin
72 John Rathjen
73 Preston Beck
74 Ed Bretzius
75 Emmet Spencer
76 Ray Bond
77 Jack Adams
78 Dave Ryser
79 Ollie Bridges
80 Jack Teel
81 Tommy Waring
82 John Morgan
83 Bill Weir
84 W. O. Brown
85 James Ford
86 Larry Robedeau
87 Dudley Gay
88 Moreno Dungan
89 John Hughes
90 Al McDavitt
91 Chisk Hoff
92 Jim Sanders
93 Ernie Allen
94 Mike Samodai
GE
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GE Apollo Launch Team
Names, left to right
Dr. Gruene, NASA
Norm Switzer
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Ike Rigell, NASA
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Cal Fowler
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Paul Donnelly, NASA
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Walt Kapyran, NASA
IBM
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IBM Apollo Launch Team
1 L. Solano
2 Elsie ?
4 Heghkovich
7 Clancy Boswell
8 Harold Thompson
10 Bob Babcock
11 Peggy Gray
12 Ron Linder
13 Tom “Chico” Cimafranca
14 Henry “Hank” Bearden
18 Nellie Parrish
20 Jerry Freetly
21 Dr. Hans Gruene, NASA
23 Ike Rigell, NASA
24 Bruce Hoskins
25 George Smith
26 Rick Mingus
27 Robert E. Ehrhardt Jr.
27 Robert E. Ehrhardt Jr.
29 Dick Nelson
30 Walt Kapryan, NASA
31 Jim Royer
32 Larry Moxley
33 Paul Donnelly, NASA
34 Harry Mitchell
36 Richard Gragg
37 Don Elder
38 John Wasko
39 Kathy King
40 Mary Ann Ducharme
44 John Weaver
45 John Favor
46 Cliff Rainey
47 Joe Elder
49 Lou Rhode
52 Lou Celender
57 Rex Hinton
58 Dave Batson
59 Bruce McCloud
60 Tom Knighton
61 Tom Santos
70 Dennis Solo
75 Ed Witt
76 Don Whittaker
78 John Romaine
80 George Boyle
81 Bill Batty
82 Bill Scott
83 Rodney Olson
84 John Washburn
85 Earl Corley
86 Sam Hayes
88 Bill Behmer
90 Jim Bedillion
McDonnell Douglas
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McDonnell Douglas Apollo Launch Team
BOTTOM ROW
1 Lloyd Bertsch
2 Nelson Nuez
3 Marion Durant
4 Charlie Townsend
5 Barney Brown
6 Gerry Teague
7 Earl Snyder
8 Burt Adams
9 Mel Hastings
10 Bud Bietel
11 Frank Mohme
12 John Crane
13 Ed Deserio
14 Jim Falscroft
MIDDLE ROW
1 Royce English
2 Harvey Lanier
4 Charlie Faulkner
5 Delores Weaver
6 Aileen Lott
10 Paul Johnson
11 Ike Rigell
12 Eileen Herman
13 Russ Leonard
14 George Faenza
17 Ross Cooper
18 Ralph Marlett
19 Walt Kapyran
21 Bud Blankenship
22 Bob Butler
24 Paul Donnelly
25 Al Loupe
26 George Thurn
27 Hank Groth
TOP ROW
2 John Lathrow
3 Larry Rowe
4 Dick Bauman
5 R. J. Stewart
6 Jerry Schmidt
7 Gene Dunn
8 Vince Stranese
10 C Kleinschmidt
11 Ed Bradley
13 Dean Chrisman
14 Walt Posey
17 John Jeffries
18 Bob Culpepper
19 Ralph Griffin
20 Duane Johnson
21 Bobby Webber
23 Jerry Mook
25 Jerry Soloman
28 Woody Brecken
29 Bill Tyler
30 Bill Schutte
32 Ed Scully
33 Don Ceasar
34 Becky Faenza
37 George Frogner
38 Hamp Moran
41 Bob Gunn
43 Elmer Yoemans
Rocketdyne
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Rocketdyne Apollo Launch Team
Left to right;
Paul Donnelly, NASA
Dr. Hans Gruene, NASA
Pete Rowland, F-1
Ike Rigell, NASA
Boyd Anderson, J-2
James Jordan
Roscoe Nicholson, Base Manager
John Pykiet
Andrew Kennedy
Al Lenz, J-2
Walt Kapyran, NASA
Rockwell SII Stage
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Standing – Left to Right
Roy Masters
Wilson Behney
Egon Radzins
Ed Carpenter
Roger Lyons
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Doug Marshall
Spencer Earnhardt
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Don Hendrix
Russ Brown
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Hal Crawford
Herm Billings
Art Edwards
Will Miner
Larry Gladu
Chuck Weidrich
Pierre Schoener
Ray Reedy
John Plowden
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Bob Gordon
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Kneeling/Squatting
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Molly Guadaloupe
Rich Robitaille
Don Stibich
Byron Andrews
Norm Mayeda
Ray Jones
Standing – Left to Right
Roy Masters
Bob Tubielewicz
Egon Radzins
Norm Mayeda
Russ Brown
Bill Moore
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Chuck Weidrich
Larry Gladu
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Pierre Schoener
Will Miner
Ray Jones
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Bob Gordon
Hal Crawford
Spencer Earnhardt
Gerry Sheehan
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Ken Meecham
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Art Edwards
Ed Carpenter
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Ray Reedy
Kneeling/Squatting
Roger Lyons
Don Hendrix
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Wilson Behney
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Molly Guadaloupe
Rich Robitaille
Don Stibich
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Hal Roper
Phil Barteau
Spaceport News Article, Saturn Contractors
Click on the underlined title below for a pdf copy of the July 24 1975 Spaceport News. The photo shows the published page of the LVO Contractors pictures.
Spaceport News, Jul.24, 1975, NASA & Contractor names
IBM number 55 is Thomas J. Frederick.
Any chance of getting in contact with John Washburn?
on the IBM picture #84 is John Washburn and #10 is Bob Babcock
Thanks John,fixed.
Frank Bryan
Number 84 in the IBM picture is John E Washburn. No. 10 was Bob, can’t recall his last name but was in the Instrumentation group
Didn’t notice two #25s. In the Boeing Launch Team photo I noticed I wasn’t listed so it is possible I missed the shot. However #25 in the back row which is listed as Joe Eckhoff sure looks like me.
Stephen Coester
In the Boeing Launch Team photo I noticed I wasn’t listed so it is possible I missed the shot. However #25 which is listed as my co-LH2 worker Barry King sure looks like me.
Stephen Coester
I was long gone, onto other projects, but see some familiar faces that were around for Apollo4 thru Apollo8.