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Topic: Spaceflight Historian Philip Baker (1968-2009)
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ColinBurgess
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posted 06-10-2009 09:33 PM
   
It was with great sadness that Helen Baker contacted me this morning from England to pass on the devastating news that her husband Philip passed away last Sunday. Only 41 years old, Phil had received three kidney transplants and suffered the recent removal of his bowel, but he was always cheerfully optimistic in his messages to me.Apart from a lifelong interest in Formula 1 racing, Phil developed a great passion for spaceflight in the mid-1980s and was a regular writer for periodicals such as the BIS "Spaceflight" magazine. In recent months, despite his chronic difficulties, he took on and completed the task of writing the Apollo 14 chapter for the Outward Odyssey series book, "Footprints in the Dust," due for release next Spring. He never once complained about his personal problems, instead referring to them more as nuisances. But he remained upbeat, and was even putting together some ideas about another book for Springer-Praxis on the history of the Hubble Space Telescope. This followed his 2007 book for them, titled, "The Story of Manned Space Stations." In the prelude to his book on space stations, Phil made the following observation: "As an aside, I would urge all U.K. based readers to register as organ donors because quite literally you would not be reading this book if someone had not done the same for me." Vale, Phil Baker. The entire spaceflight community is all the poorer for your loss. A moment of silence can be signified by an entry with no words and only a period. |
JPSastro
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music_space
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Mike Dixon
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Robert Pearlman
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GACspaceguy
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Philip
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gliderpilotuk
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Henk Boshuijer
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Mike Z
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teachspace
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posted 06-11-2009 10:29 AM
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dom
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posted 06-11-2009 12:24 PM
As one of the 'Footprints' team I'm shocked and very saddened to realise Philip will not see his chapter in print.One small comfort must be the thought that he was working on something special - a book that his family and friends will be proud of. Godspeed to a fine space writer... |
cddfspace
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dss65
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Steve Procter
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randy
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Moonwalker1954
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Blackarrow
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posted 06-11-2009 06:29 PM
As one of the late Philip Baker's fellow writers on "Footprints in the Dust" I wish to associate myself with the contributions by Colin and Dominic. I was deeply saddened to learn of Philip's death and very sorry that Philip will not see his Apollo 14 chapter in print. I hope that Philip's widow, Helen, will gain some comfort from the appearance of the book next year, and it is entirely fitting that the book will now contain a brief tribute to Philip. |
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spaceman
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RMH
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kr4mula
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E2M Lem Man
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Joe Frasketi
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machbusterman
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