Instructor Len Urbaniak

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The Apollo Training Program was designed to provide an integrated training program for the flight crew, controllers, launch operations, and NASA and contractor engineering personnel.

The same Apollo Engineering Instructors provided the training programs to each group of students. This resulted in total continuity of spacecraft systems information being presented throughout the program. The instructor engineers were among the most knowledgeable personnel on the Apollo Spacecraft systems functions and operation. Their ability to communicate this knowledge to others was second to none. As part of their preparation for subsequent flights, they monitored each flight from launch, Mission

Control Operations, and the actual flights through splashdown and recovery via audio and closed-circuit television.The differences between each spacecraft system, system operations and procedures were tabulated and presented to those personnel assigned to that flight.

There were no gaps in information, no dated information, nor any misinformation presented in this training program.

It should be noted that the F.A.A. requested that they be permitted to use Apollo Training's testing procedures and evaluation in their program. Permission was given of course.

7. Actual hardware used in demonstrations

8."Dry Run" (practice) presentations

Note: Apollo Training introduced the "dry run" to the entire Apollo program. Others gradually adopted it until it became a common practice

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Instructror Len Urbaniak

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Prior to joining North American Aviation Leonard served in the U.S. Air Force where he attained the rank of Lt. Colonel. Len was dually ranked as a Pilot, and Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) officer. He flew thirty missions as a B-24 pilot during WW II.

Leonard retired from the Air Force in 1963 and accepted a position with the Space & Information Systems Division of North American Aviation. In view of his military ECM experience, and his experience as a pilot, he was assigned to the Logistics Training Department as an Instructor on the Apollo Electrical Power System. In this position, he prepared and presented courses for NASA Astronauts, Flight Controllers, and launch personnel. He also presented these courses to company engineers and technicians on occasion. Leonard participated in the Apollo-Soyuz program to brief Cosmonauts on the Apollo Electrical Power System. He prepared multi-lingual training material to support this briefing with the assistance of an interpreter.

In addition to his training tasks, he assisted in the preparation of the Apollo Operations Handbook. He also developed an "Instant Failure Analysis" paper for the Apollo crew to enable them to evaluate the system status if power circuit breaker(s) tripped.

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This allowed the crew to quickly determine system loss and remaining functions. Len worked with other instructors to finalize and complete this information.

After working with the NASA in Houston, Texas for a brief period, Len retired again in 1976, and resides in Southern California.

Awards

Apollo program commendations & awards:

An Outstanding Performance Award for presenting 500 and 1000 hours of classroom instruction.

The Astronaut Personal Achievement Award (Snoopy pin) on two occasions, presented by Astronauts Scott, and Borman.

A Personal Achievement Award for his development of the "Instant Failure Analysis" information.

Len Presents Astro Briefing

Snoopy lapel

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