Stephen Bales: Stephen Bales. Self: Our World. Raised in a small Iowa farming community Bales graduated of Iowa State University with a degree in "aeronautical engineering". After being hired by the space agency, Stephen Bales is best known for having been guidance officer during the Apollo 11 lunar landing. At a Dinner in Los Angeles Honoring the Apollo 11 Astronauts, President Richard Nixon said of Bales, "This is the young man, when...
Known For: Our World (Self - NASA official(as Steve Bales)), Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (Self(as Steve Bales)), Modern Marvels (Self - Guidance Officer: Apollo 11), Go for Landing (Self)