From then on, he wore a white vest for every mission, a symbol to his team to ensure the spirit of their missions. Gene Kranz's famous trademark, his white vest, was made by his wife, Marta, and it became a moral booster after he first wore it on the Gemini 4 mission.During the mission, the operations control team was called the "Tiger Team", which soon led the team in space back to Earth safely. When Gene Kranz, was Flight Director, he was appointed the mission of Apollo 13.Therefore, holding a total of 7 positions during his time at NASA. Gene Kranz worked his way to gain more authority from NASA, as he started out as an Assistant Flight Director, then promoted to Fight Director, Branch Chief for Flight Control Operations, Division Chief for Flight Control, Flight Operation Director, Deputy Director of Flight Operations and Director of Mission Operations.
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