As a matter of fact, many of the astronauts that have now retired all wish they could be back flying again. So his future is bright. I retired from industry in April of 1998. From reading mission logs and watching the various films about Apollo, I gather that the attention to detail and focus of a flight director during a mission seem to be very demanding. I would think it's about the same today.
Modern technology is both a blessing and a curse.
The flight directors and controllers today have much more capable computer systems than we had in Apollo. But their email follows them wherever they go, and they're electronically leashed with a pager. But the attention and the focus is, I think, still the same. Thanks so much for joining us today. Click here for Terms of Use and Privacy Policy applicable to this site.