History1970 (Space Race, 20th century)United Stateshigh confidence

During the Apollo 13 emergency, Poppy Northcutt's team worked in a private room down the hall from the televised mission control room to troubleshoot the return-to-Earth program.

Notes on verification

Multiple independent sources (National Geographic, Time, PBS, Yahoo, and a history blog) corroborate that Poppy Northcutt worked in a staff support room adjacent to mission control and troubleshot the return-to-Earth program during Apollo 13.

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