April 23, 2009 - Dennis Bentley Attends Apollo 8 Crew and Support Staff Reunion
Dennis Bentley Attends Apollo 8 Crew
and Support Staff Reunion
Austin, TX, April 23, 2009 -- the LBJ Library in Austin, TX hosted a reunion of the Apollo 8 Crew and some of the many who supported Apollo 8. A panel discussion led by Jim Hartz, a former broadcaster, was taped by C-SPAN and will be aired at a later date.
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Dennis Bentley of Valador managed the crew checklist for the Command and Service Modules. The checklist contained all of the procedures from Launch to SplashDown and Bill Anders named a crater "Dennis" on the back side of the moon during the flight.
In the included photograph, the second to back row includes: Jim Hartz, Chris Kraft, Vance Brand, Frank Borman, Ken Mattingly and Jim Lovell. Dennis Bentley is in front of and to the right of Frank Borman. Bill Anders has a yellow tie.
