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Topic: Space Task Group's Jack Heberlig (1935-2012)
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capoetc
Member Posts: 1695
From: Newnan GA (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 10-02-2012 11:00 PM
   
The Charlotte Observer reports that original Space Task Group member Jack C. Heberlig passed away peacefully on August 17, 2012, at the age of 76.Mr. Heberlig was one of the 35 engineers assigned in the Floyd L. Thompson memo of Nov 5, 1958, forming the Space Task Group, along with notable other members Bob Gilruth, Chris Kraft, Chuck Mathews, Jerome Hammack, et al. These engineers formed the core group for Project Mercury. Among other notable accomplishments in his long career spanning Mercury through the Space Shuttle, Mr. Heberlig held the patent (along with Max Faget and Bill Bland) for the contoured couches used in Project Mercury. For those who have the Spacecraft Films Project Mercury set, an interview with Mr. Heberlig is used as the audio for the video section on these contoured couches. A moment of silence can be signified by a reply with no words and only a period. |
SpaceAholic
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From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-02-2012 11:01 PM
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East-Frisian
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From: Germany
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 10-03-2012 02:10 AM
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alexbaja
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From: Naxxar, Malta
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 10-03-2012 02:50 AM
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randy
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From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 10-03-2012 03:36 AM
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GACspaceguy
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From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 10-03-2012 05:01 AM
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jasonelam
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From: Monticello, KY USA
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 10-03-2012 05:41 AM
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413 is in
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From: Alexandria, VA USA
Registered: May 2006
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posted 10-03-2012 09:22 AM
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hlbjr
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From: Delray Beach Florida USA
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 10-04-2012 08:35 AM
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fredtrav
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From: Birmingham AL USA
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posted 10-04-2012 08:44 AM
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David Carey
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posted 10-04-2012 10:45 AM
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Delta7
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From: Ossian IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 10-04-2012 01:17 PM
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kr4mula
Member Posts: 588
From: Cinci, OH
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 10-05-2012 08:26 AM
.When I was working for the JSC Oral History Project, I tried to convince Mr. Heberlig many times to do an interview with us. Sadly, he was always putting it off and now it looks like he never got that chance. It seems a great piece of history from an important figure in spaceflight has been lost. Godspeed, Jack. |
dss65
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From: Sandpoint, ID, USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 10-07-2012 04:54 PM
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Kite
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From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 10-07-2012 05:21 PM
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Gilbert
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From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 10-07-2012 07:10 PM
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