The historic Apollo 11 lunar landing on July 20, 1969, was far from a given. Mission Control’s Steve Bales recounts the tense final moments that led to man’s first step.

Steve Bales As the MIT computer experts would later explain, the guidance computer normally ran at about 83 percent capacity during that phase of mission operations. Another 13 to 14 percent was ...

Steve Bales passed away suddenly. The sisters were faced with the incredible challenge of dealing with their own grief while jumping in to lead their dad’s company.

On the famed Apollo 11 mission, Stephen Bales was flight commander for the lunar module at Mission Control in Houston. Quick-thinking would become his signature.

Bales’ career in the industry began as an employee at the Kansas City Royals’ Kauffman Stadium. And though he was the general manager of Allstate Arena outside of Chicago at the time, he was ...