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Topic: John Young, NASA astronaut (1930-2018)
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Fra Mauro
Member Posts: 1587
From: Bethpage, N.Y.
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 01-06-2018 03:38 PM
   
Another one of our heroes has passed. We are at that stage where we haven't had time to recognize one astronaut who has passed before another departs this earth. John's passing hit me hard. Ad Astra and R.I.P.
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star51L
Member Posts: 340
From: Vilano Beach, FL, USA
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 01-06-2018 03:39 PM
John Young came up with one of the best lines ever. When observing a failed test of the Gemini ejection seats when the hatches failed to open and the seats plowed through them, he quipped "a helluva headache, but a short one." |
Skyforce1
Member Posts: 200
From: Vineland NJ, USA
Registered: Aug 2009
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posted 01-06-2018 03:40 PM
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Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 01-06-2018 03:48 PM
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Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2915
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 01-06-2018 03:57 PM
A true legendary space flight pioneer with so many first-time space feats and accomplishments. Young was one of the first astronauts, along with Stafford and Cernan, that I got to see in person while in Cocoa Beach (1969). |
NJSPACEFAN
Member Posts: 128
From: Ocala, FL USA
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 01-06-2018 04:02 PM
One of the last of the true Space Cowboys. RIP. |
Henk Boshuijer
Member Posts: 450
From: Netherlands
Registered: May 2007
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posted 01-06-2018 04:04 PM
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TLIGuy
Member Posts: 205
From: Virginia
Registered: Jul 2013
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posted 01-06-2018 04:12 PM
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mode1charlie
Member Posts: 1169
From: Honolulu, HI
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 01-06-2018 04:16 PM
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GenXApollo
Member Posts: 19
From: DFW, Texas
Registered: May 2014
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posted 01-06-2018 04:36 PM
A true legend has passed away.RIP and Ad Astra. |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 4437
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-06-2018 04:39 PM
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Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3120
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 01-06-2018 04:48 PM
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Peter downunder
Member Posts: 57
From: Lancefield, Victoria, Australia
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 01-06-2018 04:50 PM
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rjb1elec
Member Posts: 212
From: Merseyside, England
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted 01-06-2018 05:06 PM
Gutted, A sad loss indeed. |
Kirsten
Member Posts: 536
From: Delft, Netherlands
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 01-06-2018 05:18 PM
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Lou Chinal
Member Posts: 1306
From: Staten Island, NY
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 01-06-2018 05:57 PM
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em8g16
Member Posts: 21
From: Spain
Registered: Dec 2017
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posted 01-06-2018 06:05 PM
Rest in Peace  |
CJ
Member Posts: 38
From: Cherry Hill, NJ
Registered: Nov 2003
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posted 01-06-2018 06:27 PM
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Solarplexus
Member Posts: 107
From: Norway
Registered: Jan 2014
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posted 01-06-2018 06:38 PM
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Delta7
Member Posts: 1505
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 01-06-2018 06:52 PM
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Starfighter1
Member Posts: 95
From:
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 01-06-2018 06:56 PM
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garyd2831
Member Posts: 640
From: Syracuse, New York, USA
Registered: Oct 2009
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posted 01-06-2018 06:59 PM
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spaceheaded
Member Posts: 147
From: MD
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted 01-06-2018 07:17 PM
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rjurek349
Member Posts: 1190
From: Northwest Indiana
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 01-06-2018 07:28 PM
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oly
Member Posts: 905
From: Perth, Western Australia
Registered: Apr 2015
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posted 01-06-2018 07:35 PM
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dogcrew5369
Member Posts: 750
From: Statesville, NC
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 01-06-2018 07:39 PM
A sad start to the year. America has lost another great hero. Very saddened. |
minipci
Member Posts: 365
From: London, UK
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 01-06-2018 07:51 PM
Very sad news. Definitely a hero in my book.RIP John Young - The Ultimate Explorer! |
music_space
Member Posts: 1179
From: Canada
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 01-06-2018 08:25 PM
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NASAgoob
Member Posts: 96
From: Dallas, Texas, USA
Registered: Oct 2008
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posted 01-06-2018 08:29 PM
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ApolloEra
Member Posts: 18
From: Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
Registered: Feb 2013
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posted 01-06-2018 08:47 PM
The perfect astronaut career, a tremendous loss, but a life very well lived... |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 01-06-2018 08:53 PM
As far as I am concerned, there are amazing astronauts, and then there is John Young. He was a step above all of them. And now, every time I visit family and friends in Orlando, and drive on John Young Parkway, I will cry a little inside, but remember how blessed this country was to have him here for 87 years. |
SpaceSteve
Member Posts: 428
From: San Antonio TX, USA
Registered: Apr 2004
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posted 01-06-2018 10:12 PM
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sev8n
Member Posts: 234
From: Dallas TX USA
Registered: Jul 2012
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posted 01-06-2018 10:23 PM
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Henry Heatherbank
Member Posts: 244
From: Adelaide, South Australia
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 01-06-2018 10:31 PM
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MB
Member Posts: 155
From: Olmsted Falls, Ohio U.S.A.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted 01-06-2018 10:37 PM
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Grounded!
Member Posts: 367
From: Bennington, Vermont, USA
Registered: Feb 2011
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posted 01-06-2018 10:43 PM
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carmelo
Member Posts: 1047
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 01-06-2018 11:52 PM
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DG27
Member Posts: 173
From: USA
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted 01-07-2018 12:45 AM
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Lasv3
Member Posts: 410
From: Bratislava, Slovakia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted 01-07-2018 12:49 AM
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Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1082
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 01-07-2018 01:08 AM
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