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Paul Haney in 1964
Paul P. Haney (July 20, 1928 – January 27, 2009) was an American journalist and public affairs officer for
NASA . He was the voice of
mission control for the
Gemini and
Apollo programs.
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Haney was born in
Akron, Ohio , and attended
Kent State University . He served in the
United States Navy during the
Korean War . He joined NASA in 1958, the year of its founding, and eventually succeeded
John A. Powers as the public voice of NASA's crewed spaceflights.
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Haney resigned from NASA in 1969, prior to the
Apollo 11 Moon landing. He died in
Alamagordo, New Mexico , of
melanoma which had spread to his brain.
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References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Paul Haney .
^ Chang, Kenneth (June 2, 2009).
"Paul Haney, Voice of Mission Control, Dies at 80" . The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
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"Paul Haney, former 'voice' of manned space flight, dies at 80" . Obituaries.
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 22, 2023 .
^ Krystal, Becky (3 June 2009).
"Paul Haney, voice of NASA mission control" . Boston.com .
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"NASA - Paul Haney, the Voice of the Gemini and Apollo Programs, Dies" . www.nasa.gov .
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"Paul P. Haney Oral History" . historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov .