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Hi, I'm Hugh Harris, the retired director
of Public Affairs for KSC.

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This week Inside KSC, we honor the legacy
of Jack King, who passed away June 11 at age

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84.
Known as the Voice of Apollo, Jack made history

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on July 16, 1969
When he did the commentary for the countdown

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and liftoff of Apollo 11
Finally we're ready to go to the moon and

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President Kennedy had given the mandate which
shocked all of us back in 1961 I guess it

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was.
Saying we were going to go to the moon before

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the end of the decade.
Jack's NASA career spanned all the human spaceflights

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of NASA's first three programs -
Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.

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He left government service in 1977
Even after retiring from the United Space

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Alliance
Jack stayed involved with NASA as

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a volunteer.
For Inside KSC I'm Hugh Harris

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We're leaving you with this from Jack King.
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