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Topic: Pavel Popovich, sixth man in orbit, dies at 78
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z_tal_site New Member Posts: From: Registered:
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posted 09-30-2009 07:51 AM
Novosti Kosmonavtiki is reporting the death of cosmonaut Pavel Popovich. He flew on Vostok 4 and Soyuz 14. Rest in peace. collectSPACE: Pavel Popovich, sixth man in orbit, diesThe sixth man to orbit the Earth, Pavel Romanovich Popovich died Wednesday, five days before his 79th birthday. According to officials in Russia, his death came following a stroke at a hospital in Gurzuf on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula. "Pavel was a wonderful person," recalled first woman in space Valentina Tereshkova, in an interview with RIA Novosti. "A professional cosmonaut, devoted to his work, and he was also a good friend." Credit: Asif Siddiqi/NASAA moment of silence can be signified by an entry with no words and only a period. |
Lunar rock nut Member Posts: 911 From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A. Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 09-30-2009 08:21 AM
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posted 09-30-2009 09:58 AM
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East-Frisian Member Posts: 586 From: Germany Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 09-30-2009 10:24 AM
Another great one. R.I.P. |
Delta7 Member Posts: 1505 From: Bluffton IN USA Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 09-30-2009 10:36 AM
One of my boyhood heroes is gone. Rest in peace, sir. And thank you for your contribution to advancing and improving the human experience, even during the days when our two nations were foes. May God speed, Pavel Romanovich Popovich!. |
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posted 09-30-2009 11:00 AM
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FFrench Member Posts: 3161 From: San Diego Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-30-2009 11:48 AM
I am struck again by how the Vostok cosmonauts are passing away in strict order of flight: - Gagarin - 1968
- Titov - 2000
- Nikolayev - 2004
- and now Popovich - 2009
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AstroAutos Member Posts: 803 From: Co. Monaghan, Republic of Ireland Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 09-30-2009 04:09 PM
Rest In Peace... it's so sad to see that we have lost yet another one of these early space pioneers.. |
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posted 09-30-2009 05:51 PM
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Mike Isbell Member Posts: 551 From: Silver Spring, Maryland USA Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 09-30-2009 07:31 PM
I had the honor of meeting Pavel Popovich in 1996 in Ottawa and again in 1998 in Brussels. The thing about him that stood out the most to me was his sense of humor. Another loss of a true space pioneer. |
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spaceman1953 Member Posts: 953 From: South Bend, IN Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 10-01-2009 11:53 PM
These cosmonaut passings aren't any easier to take than our own American hero's passings.. |
Apollo-Soyuz Member Posts: 1205 From: Shady Side, Md Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 10-02-2009 04:55 AM
As a tribute to Vostok 4 Cosmonaut, Pavel Popovich, here is a scan of a first anniversary launch cover autographed by him.------------------ John Macco Space Unit#1457 |
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dom Member Posts: 855 From: Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 10-02-2009 11:37 AM
There's a prominent obituary of Popovich in The Times newspaper today. |
Blackarrow Member Posts: 3120 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 10-02-2009 01:17 PM
It is probably not apparent from the web version, but Pavel Popovich's obituary occupies a full page of today's "Times." A fitting tribute to one of the great pioneers. |