A press release from Chicon 7:
Chicon 7, the 70th World Science Fiction Convention (“Worldcon”), is delighted to announce former NASA Flight Controller Sy Liebergot as a Special Guest. Sy Liebergot’s presence alongside Guest of Honor Story Musgrave adds further depth to Chicon 7’s tribute to the achievements of manned spaceflight.
Sy Liebergot was the Lead EECOM Flight Controller in Mission Control for all of the Apollo manned missions and Skylab program missions. On the international scene, Sy was the Lead EECOM for the American-Russian Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission. Sy was at the focal point of the Apollo 13 crisis in Mission Control when the spacecraft’s oxygen tank exploded. As part of the Apollo 13 Operations Team, Sy was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He also received the NASA Commendation Award for his leadership role in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project international space mission.