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Robert Pearlman
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posted 09-27-2011 10:03 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
NASA release
Astronaut Charles Hobaugh Leaves NASA

NASA astronaut Charles Hobaugh has left the agency to pursue an outside career. Hobaugh's last day with NASA was Sept. 23.

"Charlie is one of a kind. Not only an immensely skilled aviator, he continuously strived for and pushed for the best from our office and our larger mission support team," said Peggy Whitson, chief of the Astronaut Office.

Hobaugh, a retired colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, is a veteran of three space shuttle missions. He flew as a pilot on STS-104 in 2001 and STS-118 in 2007. He went on to command STS-129 in 2009, ending his NASA career with more than 875 hours of spaceflight experience.

ctoddb
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posted 09-27-2011 02:52 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ctoddb   Click Here to Email ctoddb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
And in an interesting (but sad) additional note, wasn't Hobaugh the astronaut at the CAPCOM station during STS-107's reentry? I see his face and I can't help but think of, "Columbia, Houston. Comm check."

May the rest of Charlie's career be blessed.

ejectr
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posted 09-27-2011 07:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ejectr   Click Here to Email ejectr     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Semper Fi Charlie!

space4u
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posted 09-27-2011 07:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for space4u   Click Here to Email space4u     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Yes Charlie was the entry capcom for STS-107. Still haunted by those words.

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