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Topic: Skylab astronaut William Pogue (1930-2014)
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Robert Pearlman
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posted 03-04-2014 11:38 AM
   
collectSPACE Skylab astronaut William Pogue dies at 84William "Bill" Pogue, a United States Air Force Thunderbirds pilot and NASA astronaut who served on the nation's first space station, died Monday (March 3). He was 84. Pogue's death was confirmed by the Association of Space Explorers and Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, to which he belonged. Selected by NASA in 1966 with the agency's fifth group of astronauts, Pogue made his first and only spaceflight as a member of the final crew to man the Skylab space station. Serving 84 days as the command module pilot of Skylab 3 (SL-4) from November 1973 to February 1974, Pogue and his two crewmates set numerous records for the distance they traveled and duration they spent in orbit. At the time, it was the longest human spaceflight in history. "I was scheduled to go to the moon on Apollo 19 but [the] missions 18, 19 and 20 were canceled," Pogue wrote his 2011 autobiography, "But for the Grace of God." "Instead, I was very fortunate to fly on the final visit to Skylab and spent 84 days in space studying the Sun, the Earth below, and ourselves."  A moment of silence can be signified by a reply with no words and only a period. |
randy
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posted 03-04-2014 11:44 AM
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Henk Boshuijer
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posted 03-04-2014 11:48 AM
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apolloprojeckt
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posted 03-04-2014 11:49 AM
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Headshot
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posted 03-04-2014 12:00 PM
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Rick Mulheirn
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posted 03-04-2014 12:07 PM
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J Blackburn
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posted 03-04-2014 12:09 PM
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stsmithva
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posted 03-04-2014 12:17 PM
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ringo67
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posted 03-04-2014 12:20 PM
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Greggy_D
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posted 03-04-2014 12:25 PM
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SkyMan1958
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posted 03-04-2014 12:27 PM
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LM-12
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posted 03-04-2014 12:28 PM
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FFrench
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posted 03-04-2014 12:32 PM
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fredtrav
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posted 03-04-2014 12:53 PM
. Sad news. I always open this page with trepidation. He will be missed. |
Jurg Bolli
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posted 03-04-2014 12:54 PM
Very sad indeed. |
4allmankind
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posted 03-04-2014 12:59 PM
. We've lost another one of our heroes. |
spaceman
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posted 03-04-2014 01:13 PM
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Marwin2
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posted 03-04-2014 01:19 PM
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MSS
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posted 03-04-2014 01:21 PM
RIP Bill |
DCCollector
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posted 03-04-2014 01:23 PM
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cponcehdz
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posted 03-04-2014 01:28 PM
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Kite
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posted 03-04-2014 01:28 PM
. RIP Sad news. Enjoyed his autobiography 'But for the Grace of God' very much. He had a brilliant career as an aviator and astronaut. |
crash
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posted 03-04-2014 01:30 PM
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cspg
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rjurek349
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Dave Clow
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posted 03-04-2014 01:31 PM
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night. |
Jeff
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posted 03-04-2014 01:53 PM
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David C
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eurospace
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lordolsen
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Spacefest
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space1
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posted 03-04-2014 02:33 PM
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xlsteve
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posted 03-04-2014 02:34 PM
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Skyforce1
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Mike Isbell
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mode1charlie
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posted 03-04-2014 02:50 PM
Rest in peace, Mr. Pogue. |
Khedron
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posted 03-04-2014 02:56 PM
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lspooz
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posted 03-04-2014 02:57 PM
.Such sad news - I'd recently gotten both his How Do You Go... for my son and But for the Grace... for myself and recently learned he was also a fellow woodworker.
Another inspiring astronaut who will live on in the memories of us all... |
Shuttle Endeavour
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SBIV-B
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