Phil Konstantin

Phil Konstantin
Phil Konstantin in 2007.
Born	Morris Phillip Konstantin Houston, Texas
Residence	San Diego, California
Nationality	American
Other names	Morris P. Konstantin, M.P. Konstantin
Citizenship	American, Cherokee Nation
Education	Sam Rayburn High School, Pasadena High School
Alma mater	Rice University, San Diego State University
Occupation	Computer operator, reporter, author
Home town	Houston, Texas
Spouse(s)	Sandra Kay Lewis (1971-?; divorced), Deanna Lynn Chambers (1980-1985; divorced), Robyn Amsel Mellon (1997-1999; her death)
Children	Ronald Parker, Sarah Beth Nicole, Heidi Lynn Chambers Blair (step-daughter)
Family	Jazlyn Rose (granddaughter)

Morris Phillip "Phil" Konstantin (born 1952) is a journalist and author. He was one of the computer operators who ran the IBM 360, model 75J computers at NASA during the Apollo 16 and Apollo 17 moon landings. He has been a California Highway Patrol officer, a TV reporter and the author of, or contributor to, several books.

Phil was born in Houston, Texas in 1952. His parents are Morris Benjamin Konstantin, Jr, and Lila Beatrice Adair. His family (parents and younger brothers Michael and Milton) moved from Houston to Pasadena, Texas in 1961. While in high school, he attended both Sam Rayburn and Pasadena High Schools. He received training in computer systems at Pasadena High, and general education at Sam Rayburn. Graduating in 1971 with a 3.678 (unweighted) grade point average, he was a member of Mu Alpha Theta (National Math Honor Society), and lettered in Choir.

Attended Rice University, Houston, Texas - 1975—1977. Attended San Diego State University, San Diego, California - 1989—1991 Graduating with a B.A. in Political Science (Dean's List once). Konstantin was listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges in 1977 (Rice) and 1991 (SDSU).

In 1972, Konstantin started working for Lockheed Electronics at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. During his two-and-a-half years at NASA, he operated computers (IBM 360, model 75J) and peripheral equipment directly related to the last two Apollo flights, and all four Skylab missions. This was in the Real Time Computer Complex directly below the Mission Operations Control Room. At one point, he was the youngest person working in Mission Control.