Celebrity Deaths
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler, middleweight boxing great, dies at 66
https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/...-great-dies-66
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Yaphet Kotto, Bond Villain and ‘Alien’ Star, Dies at 81
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/y...in-1234931654/
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German racing legend Sabine Schmitz, the Queen of the Nürburgring, dies at 51
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Elgin Baylor, Lakers legend and NBA Hall of Famer, dies at the age of 86
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/e...the-age-of-86/
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George Segal, Academy Award-nominated actor and 'Goldbergs' star, dies at 87
https://abc7.com/george-segal-dies-o...ergs/10444010/
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Larry McMurtry, 'Lonesome Dove' author and 'Brokeback Mountain' screenwriter, dies at 84
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...es-84-n1262176
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Prince Philip, dead at 99, (
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Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison at 82
https://apnews.com/article/bernie-ma...f0c840bd1ae711
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Helen McCrory, ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Peaky Blinders’ Star, Dies at 52
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/h...rs-1234953216/
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Walter Mondale, former vice president, dies at 93
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...es-93-n1264583
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Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut, dies at 90
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...00c_story.html
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We are losing the "Greatest generation of space explorers". Not only are the astronauts dying off, those who were on the ground making it all happen are going as well.
My former employer's father (still alive, late 80s now) was lead engineer on the team that was responsible for the LEM ascent engine.
He is a very interesting guy to talk to - he avoided meeting any astronaut until such time they'd either gone to the moon, or were eliminated from ever going - as he didnt want to be personal friends with anyone in the LEM, waiting to take off - and finding out that they could not take off due to his engine. Fortunately, no one ever died,stranded on the moon.
My former employer's father (still alive, late 80s now) was lead engineer on the team that was responsible for the LEM ascent engine.
He is a very interesting guy to talk to - he avoided meeting any astronaut until such time they'd either gone to the moon, or were eliminated from ever going - as he didnt want to be personal friends with anyone in the LEM, waiting to take off - and finding out that they could not take off due to his engine. Fortunately, no one ever died,stranded on the moon.
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We are losing the "Greatest generation of space explorers". Not only are the astronauts dying off, those who were on the ground making it all happen are going as well.
My former employer's father (still alive, late 80s now) was lead engineer on the team that was responsible for the LEM ascent engine.
He is a very interesting guy to talk to - he avoided meeting any astronaut until such time they'd either gone to the moon, or were eliminated from ever going - as he didnt want to be personal friends with anyone in the LEM, waiting to take off - and finding out that they could not take off due to his engine. Fortunately, no one ever died,stranded on the moon.
My former employer's father (still alive, late 80s now) was lead engineer on the team that was responsible for the LEM ascent engine.
He is a very interesting guy to talk to - he avoided meeting any astronaut until such time they'd either gone to the moon, or were eliminated from ever going - as he didnt want to be personal friends with anyone in the LEM, waiting to take off - and finding out that they could not take off due to his engine. Fortunately, no one ever died,stranded on the moon.
Mark, my uncle was involved in the development of the communications system for the LEM. He worked in secret at the Grumman Aerospace facility in Bethpage LI, NY. Before they went to the SHF gear (above the front of the LEM face) they tried 10 meter systems but the power required was too high. Many fun times in the mid-60's listening to what he was able to talk about in regards to that part of the Apollo/LEM communications systems development. .
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My uncle (a mechanical engineer) worked on the Apollo program, but since I was born in 1962 I have no idea what he actually did. He lived in Satellite Beach, Florida and standing in his front yard was like having a front-row seat to any rocket launch. The best experience though, was when he took my brother & me to see the Apollo (rocket) standing upright inside the VAB (vehicle assembly building). We not only stood inside the building looking up though. We rode an elevator the entire vertical length of the rocket with him pointing out what each segment & component was. As I was still a mini-me the rocket seemed twice as large as it looks now. Can you imagine a few years from now, some guy bringing his nephews by to inspect the "Mars" rocket while it's having the finishing preparations made to it?
BTW I came across the video of Jeff Reece, the Crossfire Development Engineer, saying that the SRT-6 made as much or more horsepower than the Mercedes-Benz SLK32 AMG at 6:54 of this video:
There's one more video somewhere of another guy employed by Chrysler during that era saying the SRT-6 was only detuned 'on paper' because Mercedes-Benz didn't want a Chrysler to outshine it.
BTW I came across the video of Jeff Reece, the Crossfire Development Engineer, saying that the SRT-6 made as much or more horsepower than the Mercedes-Benz SLK32 AMG at 6:54 of this video: