Autographs of Gene Kranz

Eugene Francis Kranz (born August 17, 1933) is an American aerospace engineer who served as NASA's second Chief Flight Director, directing missions of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, including the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11. He directed the successful efforts by the Mission Control team to save the crew of Apollo 13. He characteristically wore a close-cut flattop hairstyle and the dapper "mission" vests (waistcoats) of different styles and materials made by his wife, Marta Kranz, for his Flight Director missions.
Kranz coined the phrase "tough and competent", which became known as the "Kranz Dictum". Kranz has been the subject of movies, documentary films, books, and periodical articles. Kranz is a recipient of a Presidential Medal of Freedom. In a 2010 Space Foundation survey, Kranz was ranked as the second most popular space hero after Neil Armstrong.
Kranz was born August 17, 1933, in Toledo, Ohio, and attended Central Catholic High School. He grew up on a farm that overlooked the Willys-Overland Jeep production plant. His father, Leo Peter Kranz, was the son of German immigrants, and served as an Army medic during World War I. His father died in 1940, when Eugene was only seven years old. Kranz has two older sisters, Louise and Helen.
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Traded items with a signature of Gene Kranz

The most expensive item with a signature of Gene Kranz (Easton Press Failure Is Not an Option by Gene Kranz Signed w/ COA) was sold in June 2023 for £388.13 while the cheapest item (EUGENE GENE KRANZ - FLIGHT DIRECTOR GEMINI & APOLLO SIGNED COLOUR PHOTO) found a new owner for £4.99 in August 2019. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2021 with an average selling price of £32.01 for an autographed item of Gene Kranz. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with £104.98 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £5.25 was May 2020. In average, an autographed item from Gene Kranz is worth £29.99.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Gene Kranz were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Eugene Gene Kranz NASA Flight Director Signed 10x8 Mounted Autograph Photo COA	£44.95
	Eugene Gene Kranz NASA Flight Director Signed 10x8 Mounted Autograph Photo COA	£44.95
	GENE KRANZ SIGNED 10x8 PHOTO UACC & AFTAL RD AUTOGRAPH EUGENE NASA APOLLO 13	£104.98
	GENE KRANZ SIGNED 10x8 PHOTO UACC & AFTAL RD AUTOGRAPH EUGENE NASA APOLLO 13	£104.98
	GENE KRANZ APOLLO 11 SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PIECE NASA FLIGHT DIRECTOR UACC	£43.98
	GENE KRANZ APOLLO 11 SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PIECE NASA FLIGHT DIRECTOR UACC	£43.98
	Gene Kranz NASA Apollo 13 flight director signed first day of issue FDC	£8.50
	GENE KRANZ NASA FLIGHT DIRECTOR SIGNED 8x10 PHOTOGRAPH UACC AUTOGRAPH APOLLO 13	£80.98
	GENE KRANZ NASA FLIGHT DIRECTOR SIGNED 8x10 PHOTOGRAPH UACC AUTOGRAPH APOLLO 13	£80.98
	GENE KRANZ SIGNED 8x10 PHOTOGRAPH NASA FLIGHT DIRECTOR MISSION CONTROL UACC	£64.98
	GENE KRANZ SIGNED 8x10 PHOTOGRAPH NASA FLIGHT DIRECTOR MISSION CONTROL UACC	£64.98
	NASA Mission Controller Gene Kranz SIGNED 5x3 1/2	£10.00
	NASA Mission Controller Gene Kranz SIGNED 5x3 1/2	£10.00
	Signed Gene Kranz Photo	£29.40
	Signed Gene Kranz Photo	£29.40