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Originally Posted by bdaroz
I remember seeing quite a few pictures of him in vests sitting in Mission Control over the years. A quick stroll thru Google Images shows many pictures of him in vests (not always white) when sitting at console.
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Gene Kranz tells the story of the vests in
Failure is not an Option. His wife made him a new one for each mission. Most, if not all, were white or primarily white in reference to his crew being the "white" team. Mercury just had one mission control team, led by Craft. With the longer missions of Gemini onward, multiple teams were established. The first three were designated red, white, and blue.