time 8,586 Posted February 7, 2012 5-time Shuttler Janice Voss has died aged 55, succumbing to cancer yesterday. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,531 Posted February 7, 2012 Roger Boisjoly the engineer who tried to halt the Challenger mission has died at the age of 73 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryGreatness 96 Posted July 2, 2012 Alan G. Poindexter, astronaut and winner of the 1987 "Most Fateful Name Contest", has died aged 50 in a jet ski accident. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted July 23, 2012 The first woman to go into space Sally Ride has gone a bit further.. http://www.marketwat...2012-2012-07-23 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,531 Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) The first woman to go into space Sally Ride has gone a bit further.. http://www.marketwat...2012-2012-07-23 All you wanna do is ride around Sally Ride Sally, Ride! Edited July 23, 2012 by Magere Hein Two posts move from topic "The Dead Of 2012" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted July 23, 2012 The first woman to go into space Sally Ride has gone a bit further.. http://www.marketwat...2012-2012-07-23 Ahem, first American woman to go into space, she was.. regards, Hein 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryGreatness 96 Posted July 23, 2012 Well that came out of left field. This of course means the list of living people mentioned in "We Didn't Start the Fire" shrinks to 8. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryGreatness 96 Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) Well that came out of left field. Probably one of the biggest deaths of the year here in America. This of course means the list of living people mentioned in "We Didn't Start the Fire" shrinks to 8. (Queen Elizabeth II, Bridgette Bardot, Fidel Castro, Chubby Checker, Bob Dylan, John Glenn, Doris Day, and Bernard Goetz) Odd that Ride was the youngest of them. Edited July 23, 2012 by angryGreatness 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted July 23, 2012 (edited) The first woman to go into space Sally Ride has gone a bit further.. http://www.marketwat...2012-2012-07-23 Ahem... Edit: Apologies to MH, didn't notice your post (with the same Wikipedia link). Edited July 23, 2012 by time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted July 23, 2012 BBC obit here. http://www.bbc.co.uk...canada-18963939 I always liked here cause she was followed by "heavy metal suicide"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted August 9, 2012 Armstrong has heart surgery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,531 Posted August 9, 2012 Armstrong has heart surgery. I had no idea he was 82. I thought maybe he was only in his late 70s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted August 20, 2012 I decided to have a look to see if any Nazi scientists "procured" during Operation Paperclip were still alive. Surprisingly, a few are still with us, these being: Dieter Grau (born 1913) Georg von Tiesenhausen (born 1914). I had no idea whether to file them under the Astronauts, Nazis of SS or Techno Wizards thread, so settled on this one. Decisions, decisions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chiesa52 132 Posted August 25, 2012 I just heard that Neil Armstrong died- a result of that heart surgery! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,531 Posted August 25, 2012 I just heard that Neil Armstrong died- a result of that heart surgery! Yes, he did Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted August 25, 2012 He sure hasn't had a good week - first losing all those Tour de France titles, now this. Not such a Wonderful World now, is it Neil? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted August 25, 2012 I just heard that Neil Armstrong died- a result of that heart surgery! Yes, he did Didn't see that coming. Why do big deaths always happen on a Saturday . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted August 25, 2012 getting into your coffin is one small step.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted August 25, 2012 First Michael Jackson and now Neil Armstrong. I see god is no fan of moon-walkers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angryGreatness 96 Posted August 25, 2012 Probably the biggest death of the year. RIP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted August 25, 2012 The statement/Nixons speech that was prepared incase they were stuck on the moon is interesting........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted August 25, 2012 Probably the biggest death of the year. RIP. I agree at this point in time (unless someone even bigger dies ) and anyone who says any different well they're notaguest. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted August 25, 2012 Probably the biggest death of the year. RIP. I agree at this point in time (unless someone even bigger dies ) and anyone who says any different well they're notaguest. What about if Kerry Katona died. That is bound to be on the news channels all over the world :-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest st1nky4rse Posted August 25, 2012 well u can count neil armstrong out of the equasion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,531 Posted August 25, 2012 Neil Young didn't fare too well either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
