Mangold celebrates 90th birthday

Don Mangold of Port Allegany poses by the pennant that hung in Mission Control during the Apollo space missions. A flight expert employed by NASA contractor Boeing, Mangold was part of the team that helped guide the successful missions including the first moon landings, and the scary Apollo 13 mission. Somehow he snagged the rare memento. Pinned to it are some other rare keepsakes, including a button bearing the likeness of Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin. Mangold displayed some of his awards and items from his career as an airplane mechanic and private pilot, at a 90th birthday celebration in his honor Friday at the Veterans Memorial Home, attended by about 160 people.  Martha Knight Photo