John E. (Jack) Riley

John E. (Jack) Riley, the NASA Mission Control commentator who described the Apollo 11 crew's first steps on the Moon, died Apr. 17 of cancer in La Porte, Tex. He was 78. Riley was one of several NASA Mission Control commentators--the "voices of Apollo"--who broadcast Apollo mission events around...

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