Official in Apollo Program Dies at 80

(AP) -- Rocco Petrone, who was director of launch operations at Kennedy Space Center in the 1960s and played a key role in the Apollo program that landed men on the moon, has died. He was 80.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news76330560.html">Official in Apollo Program Dies at 80</a></p> <p>(AP) -- Rocco Petrone, who was director of launch operations at Kennedy Space Center in the 1960s and played a key role in the Apollo program that landed men on the moon, has died. He was 80.</p>