Jack Garman, NASA engineer who ‘saved’ Apollo 11 from alarms, dies at 72, CollectSpace “John “Jack” Garman, a NASA engineer whose knowledge of the computer aboard Apollo 11 saved the historic first lunar landing from a last-minute abort, died on Tuesday (Sept. 20). He was 72.” “Garman’s death came after a several year battle with bone marrow cancer, according to an email by his wife that was forwarded to the […]