temperature of . Kinzler's greatest source of pride was that the parasol was conceived and executed almost entirely by government employees. "We stayed awake and worked for six solid days, around the clock," he said. "We had a hundred employees working on this thing, and we did everything. We made all the parts. We demonstrated how it's to be done. And we completely pulled that thing off without any outside help." For his contribution that saved Skylab, Kinzler was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 1973. References Engineers from Pennsylvania NASA people 1920 births 2014 deaths People from Pittsburgh