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T O P I C R E V I E WMike IsbellAstronaut Don Lind celebrates his 80th birthday today. Selected as an astronaut in 1966, Dr. Lind made his only flight aboard STS-51-B in 1985. Later, Dr. Lind became a physics professor at Utah State University. Happy birthday Dr. Lind, may you have many more to come!Delta7The embodiment of patience! Shoulda walked on the moon on Apollo 20.Happy Birthday!randyHappy Birthday Dr. Lind! AstroAutosHave a good one, Dr. Lind! Fezman92Happy Birthday Doc! KSCartistHope your Birthday was wonderful. Wishing you many more.chappyHappy Birthday Don and enjoy your special day from all the British space buffs.E2M Lem ManA great guy! I me5 him in Los Angeles at the Science Museum. He was a tourist, and was surprised that ANYONE would have recognized him.Happy Birthday Brother Lind...Henk BoshuijerHappy Birthday Mr. Lind. You are one of my heroes.issman1Wasn't Don Lind also back-up for a mission to Skylab? All the best to him.As is known, he didn't fly until 1985 on STS-51B. One thing I did read was that after the Challenger disaster, Lind was told by an SRB engineer that his launch came "three-tenths of a second" from catastrophe.Does that mean it was at separation? Was STS-51B, STS-51C or STS-8 the closest prior to STS-51L (apologies for my morbid curiosity)?Delta7Lind was backup PLT for the second and third Skylab visits. He was also on standby with fellow backup crew member Vance Brand to fly a rescue mission to bring the second Skylab crew back home, because of thruster fuel leaks in their CSM. Of course, the mission ultimately wasn't required.
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Brother Lind...
As is known, he didn't fly until 1985 on STS-51B. One thing I did read was that after the Challenger disaster, Lind was told by an SRB engineer that his launch came "three-tenths of a second" from catastrophe.
Does that mean it was at separation? Was STS-51B, STS-51C or STS-8 the closest prior to STS-51L (apologies for my morbid curiosity)?
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