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Topic: Rich Clifford, NASA astronaut (1952-2021)
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 47758 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-28-2021 04:55 PM
collectSPACE Rich Clifford, NASA astronaut who secretly flew with Parkinson's, dies at 69Michael "Rich" Clifford, who as a NASA astronaut flew on three space shuttle missions, including one after his diagnosis with Parkinson's Disease, has died at the age of 69. Clifford's death on Tuesday (Dec. 28) was confirmed by the Association of Space Explorers (ASE), a professional organization for astronauts and cosmonauts that included Clifford as a life member. He died due to complications from Parkinson's. |
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JohnPaul56 Member Posts: 246 From: Montclair, NJ, USA Registered: Apr 2010
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posted 12-28-2021 05:56 PM
I'm so sad to here of his passing. I used to work with his daughter in law at a Swiss company. When she told me her father-in-law was an astronaut, I told her of my passion for the US space program. At one point, I worked on a design for the Michael J. Fox organization dog tag for Parkinson's disease, I sent one of the dog tags I designed to astronaut Clifford as a gift. Shortly after sending him the dog tag, astronaut Clifford called me to thank me. We spoke for about an hour about his space flights and his experience spacewalking. I will never forget our conversation! God bless him!!! |
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Michael Richard Uram RIP. |
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robert_l Member Posts: 191 From: Dundee,Scotland Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 12-29-2021 12:14 PM
Really sad news. STS-59 was the first space shuttle Launch I saw from Titusville. It was my second attempt at watching a launch from Florida. All the astronauts of STS-59 and the fact it was Endeavour, the replacement for Challenger, will always be special to me.RIP Rich, you are now on a High Flight. |