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Topic: Space Task Group's Charles Donlan (1916-2011)
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ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 11-27-2011 12:37 AM
   
Today I was conducting research on early astronaut selections and came across the sad fact that Charles J. Donlan, Associate Director of the Space Task Group and later a Deputy Associate Administrator in NASA's Office of Manned Space Flight who became the first director of the Space Shuttle Program from 1970-1973 had passed away eight weeks ago on 28 September.His death came less than three weeks after the passing of Col. Stanley White, MC, who was also part of the selection process to find America's first astronauts. Charles Donlan was basically the person tasked with the job of selecting the first (Mercury) astronauts for NASA, and featured quite prominently in my recent book, "Selecting the Mercury Seven: The Search for America's First Astronauts." Mr. Donlan was 95 years old. I regret that his passing was basically overlooked in the media, as he played a very significant role in both the Space Task Group and NASA. |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 2476
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 11-27-2011 04:46 AM
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KSCartist
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From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 11-27-2011 05:18 AM
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Jeff
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From: Fayetteville, NC, USA
Registered: May 2009
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posted 11-27-2011 06:37 AM
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capoetc
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From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 11-27-2011 06:51 AM
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Kite
Member Posts: 831
From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 11-27-2011 08:21 AM
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jasonelam
Member Posts: 691
From: Monticello, KY USA
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 11-27-2011 08:28 AM
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tfrielin
Member Posts: 162
From: Athens, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 11-27-2011 08:47 AM
quote:
Originally posted by ColinBurgess:
I regret that his passing was basically overlooked in the media, as he played a very significant role in both the Space Task Group and NASA.
Indeed. When William Lenoir died last year, his death got little coverage in the media. Just another forgotten astronaut, even though he'd been one of the original scientist astronauts from the '60s who stuck it out for a shuttle flight. |
Delta7
Member Posts: 1505
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 11-27-2011 09:09 AM
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Henk Boshuijer
Member Posts: 450
From: Netherlands
Registered: May 2007
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posted 11-27-2011 05:28 PM
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dss65
Member Posts: 1156
From: Sandpoint, ID, USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 11-27-2011 06:04 PM
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randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 11-27-2011 07:10 PM
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413 is in
Member Posts: 628
From: Alexandria, VA USA
Registered: May 2006
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posted 11-27-2011 11:03 PM
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East-Frisian
Member Posts: 586
From: Germany
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 11-28-2011 10:01 AM
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rjb1elec
Member Posts: 212
From: Merseyside, England
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted 11-28-2011 12:03 PM
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Richard Rogers
Member Posts: 49
From: Desoto, Tx
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 11-28-2011 07:51 PM
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