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Topic: NASA astronaut Dale Gardner (1948-2014)
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fredtrav
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From: Birmingham AL
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posted 02-21-2014 09:15 AM
   
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ringo67
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From: Seekonk, Mass., USA
Registered: May 2003
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SPACEFACTS
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From: Germany
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Henk Boshuijer
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From: Netherlands
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nasamad
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From: Essex, UK
Registered: Jul 2001
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apolloprojeckt
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From: Arnhem, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2009
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rjb1elec
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From: Merseyside, England
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted 02-21-2014 11:00 AM
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MSS
Member Posts: 633
From: Poland
Registered: May 2003
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posted 02-21-2014 11:29 AM
RIP Dale Allan |
Mike Isbell
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From: Silver Spring, Maryland USA
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 02-21-2014 11:53 AM
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lordolsen
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From: Denmark
Registered: Jun 2010
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David Carey
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East-Frisian
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From: Germany
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 02-21-2014 12:23 PM
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hlbjr
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From: Delray Beach Florida USA
Registered: Mar 2006
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astrobock
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From: WV, USA
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 02-21-2014 01:24 PM
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Jay Chladek
Member Posts: 2272
From: Bellevue, NE, USA
Registered: Aug 2007
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posted 02-21-2014 01:26 PM
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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
I never had the chance to meet Dale Gardner...
I have similar feelings to you Robert. I never met Dale either but I also heard a lot about him. One reason I wanted to meet him is I have a Hasegawa F-14 Tomcat model kit in my stash. Its decal sheet (and cover artwork) were for the VF-1 Wolfpack, the first assigned F-14 Tomcat squadron in the US Navy. Commander "Smoke" Wilson was the Squadron CO (met him once) and the assigned backseater in the jet was Dale Gardner. Both their names are on the canopy rails for the jet depicted in the cover artwork and the decal sheet. The TFNGs had quite a few Naval pilots and officers who were involved in F-14 Tomcat testing and its first deployments. The list reads almost like a "Who's Who". Among that first group were the following five: - Rick Hauck
- Hoot Gibson
- John O. Creighton
- Dave Walker
- Dale Gardner
I find it interesting that Dale got to fly on STS-8 and STS-51A. I guess in both cases, Truly on STS-8 followed by Hauck and Walker on STS-51A decided they needed a capable guy in back to manage the good stuff while they drove up front.I also hope that Dave Walker was there at the pearly gates to meet Dale when he dropped by since both were STS-51A crewmembers. That mission I would say is one of the most memorable of those first 25 shuttle flights. You may not remember the mission number, but who else can forget launching two satellites and retrieving two others on the same mission? It is still one of my favorite missions. RIP good sir and you will be missed by a LOT of people, many of whom you have never met. |
E2M Lem Man
Member Posts: 846
From: Los Angeles CA. USA
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 02-21-2014 01:28 PM
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cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 02-21-2014 03:43 PM
Those were the days and missions where everything seemed possible.The most iconic "For Sale" picture. |
spaceman
Member Posts: 1104
From: Walsall, West Midlands, UK
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 02-21-2014 03:53 PM
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Madon_space
Member Posts: 667
From: uk
Registered: Sep 2002
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Fra Mauro
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From: Bethpage, N.Y.
Registered: Jul 2002
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dom
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Tom
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From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 02-21-2014 05:32 PM
So sad... our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. |
mode1charlie
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From: Honolulu, HI
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 02-21-2014 06:09 PM
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JohnPaul56
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From: Montclair, NJ, USA
Registered: Apr 2010
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Delta7
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From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 02-21-2014 09:32 PM
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FlyBuzz11
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From: Fort Worth, Texas
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 02-21-2014 10:27 PM
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FlyBuzz11
Member Posts: 49
From: Fort Worth, Texas
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 02-21-2014 10:45 PM
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LM1
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From: New York, NY
Registered: Oct 2010
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astro-nut
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From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 02-22-2014 08:14 AM
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Lunar Module 5
Member Posts: 370
From: Wales, UK
Registered: Dec 2004
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posted 02-22-2014 09:32 AM
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buckeyecal
Member Posts: 90
From: soon to be Boise, ID USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 02-22-2014 04:00 PM
. (a chuckle moment- the footage of Dale going to get Joe Allen out of one of the lockers in the mid-deck on 51A... comedic genius!!!) I miss those days. |
Mike Isbell
Member Posts: 551
From: Silver Spring, Maryland USA
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 02-22-2014 04:37 PM
Funeral services for Capt. Gardner will take place on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church, 219 East Bijou Street, Colorado Springs, CO at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be private. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-22-2014 04:58 PM
Gardner's obituary notes: Through his generosity of heart, several people have received a gift of life from Dale though the Donor Alliance Organ & Tissue Donation organization. |
Bill Nelson
Member Posts: 151
From: Lakewood, Colorado U.S.A.
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 02-22-2014 05:23 PM
Dale spoke at a couple of my group's events. He was a nice man. . |
Grounded!
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From: Bennington, Vermont, USA
Registered: Feb 2011
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posted 02-22-2014 06:14 PM
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Jerry Brouillette
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From: Louviers, CO
Registered: Jul 2006
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jasonelam
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From: Monticello, KY USA
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 02-23-2014 01:20 PM
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astrobar1
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From: Mishawaka, IN, USA
Registered: Apr 2005
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Philip
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From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 02-24-2014 07:32 AM
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Lunar rock nut
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From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A.
Registered: Feb 2007
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