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T O P I C R E V I E WMSSToday, December 25th in the Kremlin hospital in Moscow legendary cosmonaut Gennady Mikhaylovich Strekalov has died. The reason of death - cancer disease. Funeral will take place on December 28th at Ostankinsko cemetery in Moscow. The remarkable person has died. Light to his memory... Robert PearlmanVery unfortunate news but thank you Maciej for bringing his passing to our attention. My condolences to his family and friends.I have posted a brief summary of Strekalov's space accomplishments to the News section of cS.[This message has been edited by Robert Pearlman (edited December 25, 2004).]spaceukSad news indeed .ASCAN1984This is very sad news. He was a Russian great. I have fond memories of him in the Imax film Mission to mir singing a russian song. 2003 and 2004 had been a terrible year for loosing great spaceflight people. I pray that 2005 will be much better. This is so sad. nojnjI was greatly saddened by the news. My thoughts and prayers go out to friends and family. A true loss for space exploration and the Russian people on the loss of such a great hero.------------------EvanRob JoynerI guess growing up in the U.S. I wasn't nearly exposed to cosmonauts as much as astronauts, but after reading about Strekalov and his extraordinary life and career I am in awe at his accomplishments.The U.S. said goodbye to one of our heroes just this October and now, two months later, the Russians are doing the same.
I have posted a brief summary of Strekalov's space accomplishments to the News section of cS.
[This message has been edited by Robert Pearlman (edited December 25, 2004).]
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