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Topic: Photo of the week 681 (November 11, 2017)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 11-11-2017 02:58 AM
   
 Richard Gordon, 1929-2017 |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 11-11-2017 04:28 AM
Great tribute Ed! |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3208
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 11-11-2017 07:46 AM
The photo of Apollo 15 backup commander Richard Gordon wearing those
yellow stripes would also be appropriate, considering what day it is today.(Dan Schaiewitz had suggested that the yellow stripes were to honour the troops.) |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 11-11-2017 09:28 AM
As I have explained elsewhere, the reason for the yellow stripes was probably photographic. Prime and backup crews did their EVA training both on the same day on May 27, 1971. I have seen a roll of negatives covering both prime and backup crew training. You can see that Gordon has yellow tape over the red stripes on his suit, so I am quite sure it was to distinguish him from Scott on the same roll of film. After that the yellow tape was probably just left on the suit, so it is also present in training pics of June 30. |
Headshot
Member Posts: 864
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 11-11-2017 10:29 AM
Great picture of a wonderful man. |
Kite
Member Posts: 831
From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 11-11-2017 10:51 AM
A fitting tribute at this appropriate sad time Ed. A very nice portrait of a space legend who stayed with the Apollo programme hoping to walk on the Moon. Unfortunately, through no fault of his own, it didn't happen, but the testimonials to him say it all. |
SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 867
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 11-11-2017 03:04 PM
Nice pic! |
Wehaveliftoff
Member Posts: 2343
From:
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 11-12-2017 12:46 AM
He had it all, including some rather good looks. |
Buel
Member Posts: 649
From: UK
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 11-12-2017 02:40 AM
My wife and I have been married since 2015 and have been together for over ten years and love each other very much... but even I felt ever-so-slightly uncomfortable last year at Spacefest when the then 87 year old Dick Gordon started talking to my wife. Damn that man had character and personality.  I remember saying to him "You really were one of the most handsome of all the astronauts weren't you?", to which he replied "Were?"!! How wonderful!! |
Grounded!
Member Posts: 367
From: Bennington, Vermont, USA
Registered: Feb 2011
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posted 11-12-2017 10:25 AM
I know how you feel. He had a way with the ladies. After meeting and talking with him, my wife remarked about how "ruggedly handsome" he was. He has been her favorite astronaut ever since. |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 11-12-2017 06:36 PM
I can't even feel sad looking at that photo, because it makes me smile too much. |
mikepf
Member Posts: 441
From: San Jose, California, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 11-12-2017 10:20 PM
Great photo tribute of a great American. The occasion for posting, not so great. Thanks for putting this one up. |
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