Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted June 26, 2018 18 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: Buzz Aldrin - taking two of his kids to court over misuse of his money and spurious dementia claims: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/buzz-aldrin-sues-his-children-alleging-misuse-of-his-finances/ar-AAzavXZ I fear you may incur the wrath of Sir Creep. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 26, 2018 4 hours ago, Cat O'Falk said: I fear you may incur the wrath of Sir Creep. Nope, but allow me to pass on to mfpc his just reward: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted July 4, 2018 Buzz Aldrin celebrating Independence Day: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted July 23, 2018 Buzz Aldrin was a no show to the Gala kicking off of the 50th moon landing anniversary. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted July 23, 2018 On 04/07/2018 at 23:49, gcreptile said: Buzz Aldrin celebrating Independence Day: That picture isn't doing much to support his claims of sound mind. Also, is he at home - in which case it looks fairly small. How much money is he supposed to have? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 9, 2018 Rick Searfoss, a former NASA astronaut who flew three space shuttle missions, has died. He was 62. http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-100918a-astronaut-rick-searfoss-obituary.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 892 Posted January 21, 2019 Happy 89th bday to Buzz Aldrin! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted March 23, 2019 Apollo astronauts pose for a portrait at the 2019 Explorers Club Annual Dinner in New York City on 16th March 2019. They are from left to right: Charlie Duke (Apollo 16), Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11), Walter Cunningham (Apollo 7), Al Worden (Apollo 15), Rusty Schweickart (Apollo 9), Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17), Michael Collins (Apollo 11) and Fred Haise (Apollo 13). https://www.space.com/apollo-astronauts-talk-risks-explorers-club-2019.html 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted March 23, 2019 What were the chances of Aldrin being the one you could spot a mile off due to his lunatic attire? That said, Charlie Duke appears to have mistaken his valet parking jacket for his normal DJ. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dean1991 116 Posted March 23, 2019 Jim Lovell & Frank Borman must not have been able to make it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted March 27, 2019 Cosmonaut and DDP pick Valery Bykovsky has died at 84. Best I can do is a Spanish language source so far, figured more of y'all speak that than Russian. Edit: My bad, here's an English one already. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted March 27, 2019 8 minutes ago, RadGuy said: Cosmonaut and DDP pick Valery Bykovsky has died at 84. Best I can do is a Spanish language source so far, figured more of y'all speak that than Russian. Спасибо товарищ. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted March 27, 2019 2 hours ago, RadGuy said: Best I can do is a Spanish language source so far, figured more of y'all speak that than Russian. Mr Thompson (the guy on the left) buggered off half way through my Russian 'O' level course to take up a position at a public school (I think American's say private school). Mr Light (the guy on the right, who was fluent in Russian and French) refused to give up one of his French language classes to allow us to finish the course. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted March 27, 2019 11 minutes ago, Cat O'Falk said: Mr Thompson (the guy on the left) buggered off half way through my Russian 'O' level course to take up a position at a public school (I think American's say private school). Mr Light (the guy on the right, who was fluent in Russian and French) refused to give up one of his French language classes to allow us to finish the course. Did you have an Indian teacher? 4th from the right, centre row? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted March 27, 2019 36 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Did you have an Indian teacher? 4th from the right, centre row? The face if familiar but I don't recall his name and he wasn't a foreigner; all staff and pupils were caucasian for the first three years I was there. I can name about a half of them and my favourite is Jock Shields (physics teacher, second from right, back row) who had a terrific sense of humour and took every opportunity to explain Brownian motion because it gave him an excuse to smoke a fag in class. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,132 Posted March 28, 2019 We had an Indian maths teacher. We could barely understand a word he said. I was shit at maths anyway, so it didn't make much difference to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted March 28, 2019 10 hours ago, Cat O'Falk said: The face if familiar but I don't recall his name and he wasn't a foreigner; all staff and pupils were caucasian for the first three years I was there. I can name about a half of them and my favourite is Jock Shields (physics teacher, second from right, back row) who had a terrific sense of humour and took every opportunity to explain Brownian motion because it gave him an excuse to smoke a fag in class. So, he's no longer with us, then Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted March 28, 2019 2 hours ago, maryportfuncity said: So, he's no longer with us, then If he is still with us he'll have to be at least 90. Although a lot of 'em would be over 100 now, the only one I'm certain of being dead is Derek Carter, fourth from left, middle row. He was my sixth-form master and would check the smoking room toilets to complete morning registration. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted March 28, 2019 Although he's not in the photo above, I'm pretty certain this teacher has croaked: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted March 28, 2019 17 hours ago, RadGuy said: Cosmonaut and DDP pick Valery Bykovsky has died at 84. Best I can do is a Spanish language source so far, figured more of y'all speak that than Russian. Edit: My bad, here's an English one already. Mail obit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted April 15, 2019 US Skylab astronaut Owen Garriott reported dead by Buzz: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted September 23, 2019 On 26/08/2012 at 17:16, Davey Jones' Locker said: Sigmund Jähn (born 1937) First German astronaut in space Sigmund Jähn has has died Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,645 Posted September 23, 2019 On 15/04/2019 at 20:54, YoungWillz said: US Skylab astronaut Owen Garriott reported dead by Buzz: "Godspeed" - that's the secret to creating the world inside six days and then - like - crashing majorly on the last one, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted October 11, 2019 Report of the death of Alexey Leonov, cosmonaut who conducted the first spacewalk: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?uact=5&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&client=tw-ob&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Ftass.ru%2Fkosmos%2F6989673 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 11, 2019 1 minute ago, YoungWillz said: Report of the death of Alexey Leonov, cosmonaut who conducted the first spacewalk: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?uact=5&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&client=tw-ob&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Ftass.ru%2Fkosmos%2F6989673 Should be picked up by the major sources soon, but here's an English obit. https://sputniknews.com/russia/201910111077022232-soviet-cosmonaut-alexei-leonov-dies-at-85/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
