George Diller is a retired

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specialist who worked in the

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Public Affairs Office (PAO) at the

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. He provided public announcements and commentary before and during launches from the Kennedy Space Center, including the

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and uncrewed spacecraft such as the

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s ''

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'' and ''

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'', and was known as "The Voice of Kennedy Space Center". Diller provided launch commentary from the launch of STS-28 through

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the final launch of the program. He is also known for his "liftoff line" he gave as the Space Shuttle and other vehicles lifted off the pad. In addition to shuttle missions, Diller served as commentator during the roll-out, launch delays, and successful launch of

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in October 2009 as well as planetary missions such as ''

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'',

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, and

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. Diller lists among his favorite moments, the launch of the

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aboard STS-31, ''

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'' and '' Galileo'' probes which he had much involvement in, and his first shuttle launch commentary for the STS-27 mission. Diller's final launch commentary was for the

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mission on April 18, 2017. After the launch, Diller interviewed KSC Director and former astronaut Bob Cabana for the

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feed, who pointed out that the launch was Diller's last. Diller appeared as himself in mission control scenes in the comedy action made-for-television movie ''

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''.

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Diller is a native Floridian, having grown up in

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and Clearwater. He graduated from the University of South Florida, Tampa campus first in 1972 and then later in 1977. He has lived in Titusville since October 1978. He worked for 11 years in

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at stations in Clearwater, Tampa and Orlando, Florida, and had among his responsibilities covering the Kennedy Space Center as a reporter.NASA - George H. Diller, NASA Public Affairs Information Specialist
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montage of George Diller space shuttle launch commentary
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