Bibliogryphon 9,592 Posted June 19, 2017 Buzz Aldrin cancels trip to Cork on medical advice. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted June 19, 2017 I had tickets to that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted June 19, 2017 1 hour ago, The Mad Hatter said: I had tickets to that! Now you can feel as bummed as Michael Collins who had to stay behind while Armstrong and Aldrin partied on the moon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,660 Posted June 19, 2017 4 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: Buzz Aldrin cancels trip to Cork on medical advice. Is he ill or are the Irish rebelling again? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted July 2, 2017 Aldrin meets Trump Looks amazing for turning 87 this year. We should NOT add him onto the list in 2018. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted October 24, 2017 Paul J Weitz, one of the first three astronauts to fly on a Skylab mission has died aged 85. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 24, 2017 On 6/19/2017 at 14:17, maryportfuncity said: Is he ill or are the Irish rebelling again? I'll drink to that.....as per medical advice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,347 Posted October 31, 2017 American Astronaut Michael Collins 87 today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted November 7, 2017 Dick Gordon, so close but never really on the moon, dead at 88: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/07/517135258/nasa-astronaut-dick-gordon-has-died-at-age-88 DDP unique. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted November 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Dick Gordon, so close but never really on the moon, dead at 88: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/07/517135258/nasa-astronaut-dick-gordon-has-died-at-age-88 DDP unique. Could also go in the Dickless thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted November 7, 2017 3 minutes ago, BufordTJustice said: Could also go in the Dickless thread True, missed chance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,008 Posted November 7, 2017 A name that missed out on my space theme team as when it came to the US astronauts I picked, I gave priority to the actual moon men and the best known of those who didn't actually set foot (ie Collins, Lovell). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted November 7, 2017 48 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Dick Gordon, so close but never really on the moon, dead at 88: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/07/517135258/nasa-astronaut-dick-gordon-has-died-at-age-88 DDP unique. QO for DDP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,668 Posted November 8, 2017 3 hours ago, gcreptile said: Dick Gordon, so close but never really on the moon, dead at 88: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/07/517135258/nasa-astronaut-dick-gordon-has-died-at-age-88 DDP unique. Nonetheless, one of the 24 people who had been to the moon. Worth noting also that he was on the Apollo 12 mission. Paul J. Weitz, part of the Support Crew for that mission died just over 2 weeks ago.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_J._Weitz EDIT: 10/24 are now deceased according to Wiki. The surviving 14 are all in their 80s now, with a few of them set to hit 90 next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted November 8, 2017 40 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Worth noting also that he was on the Apollo 12 mission. Paul J. Weitz, part of the Support Crew for that mission died just over 2 weeks ago. I know. I said it multiple posts above you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,668 Posted November 8, 2017 20 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: I know. I said it multiple posts above you. I saw it before I posted it, but I took the liberty of mentioning him because they were both involved in the same mission, which wasn’t included in your post because Gordon hadn’t died yet. Obviously. Are you pissed because I didn’t quote you Joey? I’m sorry. **All credit to Joey Russ for reporting the death of Paul Weitz.** Happy? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bladan 293 Posted November 8, 2017 Physicists have known for decades that there is no moon when nobody looks. A scientific fact. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,347 Posted November 14, 2017 Happy Birthday to american Astronaut Fred Haise 84 today Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted November 24, 2017 This as good a place as any. Flat Earth self taught rocket building cunto pencils in this weekend for his demise. Doubt any good for the various pools as too soon. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/22/self-taught-rocket-scientist-plans-launch-to-test-flat-earth-theory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,660 Posted December 1, 2017 Amusing clickbait wherein subtitles purport to reveal Neil and Buzz dissing Nixon and revealing the moon landing hoax Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEm03WogRzs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 22, 2017 Bruce McCandless at 80. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5199876/bruce-mccandless-dead-80-nasa-astronaut-apollo-11-hubble/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,487 Posted December 22, 2017 Last week and a bit of 2016 - Piers Seller, 2017 - Bruce McCandless 2016 - Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Richard Adams, Liz Smith, George Michael... 2017 -? Hmm, Judith Kerr and Mark Hamill should probably go to the doctors tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted December 22, 2017 I'm still waiting for the surefire lock (as Pier Sellers was last year) that dies in the last week and had you rethinking about what to do with your team... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,419 Posted January 6, 2018 John Young, American Astronaut, 9th person to walk on the moon and Apollo 16 Commander, has died aged 87. Edit: The Independent, The Guardian, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, The Telegraph, BBC obituaries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,008 Posted January 6, 2018 First hit this year for the theme... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites