HOUSTON — A basketball scholarship brought Jerry Woodfill to Rice University in the '60s. Inspired by President Kennedy's Moon Race speech, Jerry focused on academics and earned a degree in engineering
At age 22, he landed a job an engineering job NASA. He was assigned to the Apollo mission to create a warning system for Astronauts. Click on the video above to hear the rest of his story and find out how he was part of a team that saved the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Jerry Woodfill is a guest speaker at The Way Chuch Sunday, July 21st at 11 am. The Way Church is located at 24418 Interstate 45 North in Spring. For more information, call 281-681-8922 or visit waychurch.org