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Topic: Apollo geology trainer Bill Muehlberger dies
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Robert Pearlman
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posted 09-16-2011 12:19 PM
   
The Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin noted the passing of emeritus professor in geology Bill Muehlberger, who taught geology to multiple generations of NASA astronauts beginning with Apollo. He died of natural causes on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at age 87. He helped train nearly every class of astronaut from Apollo through Skylab and on to recent shuttle crews. He was principal investigator for Apollo 16 and 17, the two missions in which astronauts carried out significant geological research. 
Credit: University of Texas/Lunar and Planetary InstituteAbove: At right, Muehlberger (right) helps examine "Big Muley," the largest rock ever returned from the moon and named in his honor.
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GACspaceguy
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posted 09-16-2011 12:32 PM
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Scott
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posted 09-16-2011 12:33 PM
Very sorry to hear. What a great guy. In college I chose him as my subject for a geology biography assignment we were given. I later sent the report to him and he got a kick out of it. We corresponded some and I later got to meet him at the 1997 AAPG Convention in Dallas. A true giant of the field is gone. |
Fezman92
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posted 09-16-2011 12:34 PM
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David Carey
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posted 09-16-2011 01:01 PM
.Obit from the local paper http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=william-rud olf-muehlberger-bill&pid=153660965 |
Henk Boshuijer
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posted 09-16-2011 02:28 PM
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posted 09-16-2011 03:39 PM
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Richard Rogers
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posted 09-16-2011 04:31 PM
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capoetc
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posted 09-16-2011 04:41 PM
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Delta7
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posted 09-16-2011 05:43 PM
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dss65
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posted 09-16-2011 07:54 PM
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MCroft04
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posted 09-16-2011 08:36 PM
I met Bill at the 2006 American Association of Petroleum Geologists at Houston at a presentation by Jack Schmitt. After Jack was finished I asked Bill to sign my copy of "Return to the Moon" and he could not understand why I wanted his signature next to Jack's. He was very flattered when I explained why. Another legend gone. |
randy
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posted 09-16-2011 10:08 PM
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posted 09-17-2011 06:35 AM
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Jeff
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posted 09-17-2011 10:15 AM
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ApolloAlex
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posted 09-17-2011 12:19 PM
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posted 09-17-2011 01:36 PM
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posted 09-19-2011 01:41 PM
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