arrowsmith 448 Posted January 6, 2018 Young’s death brings the number of men who walked on the moon down to five out of twelve. Beginning of the end of an era. Living astronauts should be included in future years as we lose about two a year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 6, 2018 41 minutes ago, arrowsmith said: Young’s death brings the number of men who walked on the moon down to five out of twelve. Beginning of the end of an era. Living astronauts should be included in future years as we lose about two a year. Buzz Aldrin wasn't included in DL 2017 or 2018. You can rest assured a US Astronaut will never be part of DL, perhaps the Committee doesn't feel they are 'death listy' enough. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,008 Posted January 6, 2018 To be fair Buzz is still in robust health. Definitely a DeathListy name if he fell ill. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,487 Posted January 6, 2018 Yeah, if Buzz Aldrin wasn't Deathlisty we might as well all pack up and go home. Hopefully wont need a spot on the List for some time yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted January 6, 2018 NASA must have thought Young was a pain in the ass. They strapped him to a rocket no less than six times! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Happy Reaper 223 Posted January 7, 2018 15 hours ago, Whitehouse said: NASA must have thought Young was a pain in the ass. They strapped him to a rocket no less than six times! Seven, if you count his lift-off from the lunar surface! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,347 Posted January 20, 2018 Happy Birthday to the one and only Buzz Aldrin who is 88 today! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,090 Posted January 20, 2018 Happy Birthday Mr Aldrin. And well done on 48 years of not letting out that that little film you and your mates made was not actually a moon landing. Fine work. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted January 20, 2018 6 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: Happy Birthday to the one and only Buzz Aldrin who is 88 today! FTFY 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bladan 293 Posted January 20, 2018 According to science, there's no moon when we don't look. However, Mr Bean could be the next one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,626 Posted January 31, 2018 Leonid Kadenyuk, independent Ukraine's first man in space, dead aged 67. He was a payload specialist on Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-87). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 6, 2018 On 11/24/2017 at 14:50, charon said: 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 A man who claims that Earth is flat tried to leave it in a homemade rocket Saturday but failed to overcome the gravitational force of a 13,166,800,000,000,000,000,000,000-pound sphere directly beneath him. In fairness to Mike Hughes, he knows how to build a rocket. He built them for many years under the precepts of classical physics, when he was still a relatively conventional daredevil, which is to say, one who believed Earth is round. But Saturday marked Hughes's third aborted launch since he declared himself a flat-earther last year and announced a multipart plan to fly to space by the end of 2018 so he could prove astronauts have been lying about the shape of the planet. Hughes blamed technical difficulties — possibly a bad O-ring (snark) — for his steam-powered rocket's failure to ignite this weekend in the Mojave Desert. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Happy Reaper 223 Posted March 14, 2018 Frank Borman of Gemini VII and Apollo 8 is 90 today... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted March 14, 2018 20 hours ago, The Happy Reaper said: Frank Borman of Gemini VII and Apollo 8 is 90 today... Oldest surviving American astronaut, oldest survivor of the space race in fact. Bests Jim Lovell by 11 whole days. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted March 15, 2018 Identical twins no longer identical after the astronaut brother returns from extended stay in space. 7% of his genes have changed permanently, including those related to the immune system and DNA repair. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-15/twins-separated-by-outer-space-no-longer-identical/9553134 Could have very interesting long term implications for any astronaut or cosmonaut who has spent a long time up in Mir or the ISS in the past. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted March 25, 2018 So any bets on where the allegedly-out-of-control Chinese space station is going to crash land? http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-03-25/chinese-space-station-tiangong-1-crash-explained/9531652 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Happy Reaper 223 Posted March 25, 2018 Jim Lovell, first man to make four spaceflights, is 90 today! Not the oldest surviving US astronaut - he's in second place, eleven days behind Frank Borman. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted March 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Davey Jones' Locker said: So any bets on where the allegedly-out-of-control Chinese space station is going to crash land? http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-03-25/chinese-space-station-tiangong-1-crash-explained/9531652 You can track it here. 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,743 Posted March 25, 2018 Boris Johnsons' head. Though it probably wouldn't have much effect. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Happy Reaper 223 Posted April 21, 2018 Vladimir Lyakhov, who flew to Salyut 6, Salyut 7 and Mir and spent more than 333 days in space, has died. http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-042018a-obituary-vladimir-lyakhov-cosmonaut.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 21, 2018 51 minutes ago, The Happy Reaper said: Vladimir Lyakhov, who flew to Salyut 6, Salyut 7 and Mir and spent more than 333 days in space, has died. http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-042018a-obituary-vladimir-lyakhov-cosmonaut.html They going to give him a 21-gun salyut? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,008 Posted May 12, 2018 Fourth man on the Moon Alan Bean was briefly hospitalized, though has since been released - http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20180511/WEB/180519962 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,660 Posted May 13, 2018 16 hours ago, Death Impends said: Fourth man on the Moon Alan Bean was briefly hospitalized, though has since been released - http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20180511/WEB/180519962 Still five moonwalkers left alive though all very elderly. A serious question - will any of them live to see another man or woman walk on the Moon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/13/2018 at 06:17, maryportfuncity said: Still five moonwalkers left alive though all very elderly. A serious question - will any of them live to see another man or woman walk on the Moon? No. America threw away the space program's worth during the Carter and Reagan era. Unless China decides to make a shot for the moon, then it's unlikely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,660 Posted May 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Zsa Zsa's leg said: No. America threw away the space program's worth during the Carter and Reagan era. Unless China decides to make a shot for the moon, then it's unlikely. Yeah, but...what if ONE of those surviving moon walkers lived to be 105? Tbh I think they'll all be gone before anyone else gets there and I also think the new generation who do get there might provide us with some point scoring opportunities and maybe some points before too long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
