Jack Kinzler ( January 9 , 1920 -- March 4 , 2014 ) was a NASA engineer , the former chief of the Technical Services Center at NASA 's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center , known within the agency as Mr. Fix It .
Jack Albert Kinzler ( January 9 , 1920 -- March 4 , 2014 ) was an American NASA engineer . He was the chief of the Technical Services Center at NASA 's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center .