|
Author
|
Topic: Astronaut Henry "Hank" Hartsfield (1933-2014)
|
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 51304
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
|
posted 07-17-2014 02:17 PM
   
collectSPACE Astronaut Hank Hartsfield, led first flight of space shuttle Discovery, dies at 80NASA astronaut Henry "Hank" Hartsfield, who in 1984 commanded the maiden mission of the space shuttle Discovery, died on Thursday (July 17). He was 80. Hartsfield's death came as a result of complications from back surgery he had several months ago, according to his fellow astronaut and STS-41D crewmember Mike Mullane. "Obviously, I have many, many memories of my time with Hank," Mullane wrote online on Thursday. "He was a great commander and pilot and I'll always feel honored to have been a member of his crew."  A moment of silence can be signified by a reply with no words and only a period. |
fredtrav
Member Posts: 1799
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
|
posted 07-17-2014 02:21 PM
What a loss. |
lordolsen
Member Posts: 112
From: Denmark
Registered: Jun 2010
|
posted 07-17-2014 02:21 PM
. |
bruce
Member Posts: 933
From: Fort Mill, SC, USA
Registered: Aug 2000
|
posted 07-17-2014 02:22 PM
. |
E2M Lem Man
Member Posts: 846
From: Los Angeles CA. USA
Registered: Jan 2005
|
posted 07-17-2014 02:23 PM
. |
alanh_7
Member Posts: 1269
From: Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Apr 2008
|
posted 07-17-2014 02:25 PM
So sad. He was so much fun and interesting to talk with. . |
chappy
Member Posts: 231
From: Cardiff, S. Wales, UK
Registered: Apr 2006
|
posted 07-17-2014 02:27 PM
Very sad to hear this news of Henry Hartsfield, who flown on STS-4 as the final test before the shuttle programme becomes operational, also the first astronauts to be greeted by the USA President Reagan after the landing. My thoughts goes to Hartsfield's families. R.I.P Hank |
capoetc
Member Posts: 2346
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
|
posted 07-17-2014 02:36 PM
. |
FFrench
Member Posts: 3289
From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
|
posted 07-17-2014 02:37 PM
. |
mode1charlie
Member Posts: 1429
From: Honolulu, HI
Registered: Sep 2010
|
posted 07-17-2014 02:38 PM
. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6355
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
|
posted 07-17-2014 02:39 PM
.
|
OWL
Member Posts: 189
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Aug 2007
|
posted 07-17-2014 02:43 PM
. |
india-mike
Member Posts: 124
From: Linnich, Northrine Westfalia, Germany
Registered: Jan 2012
|
posted 07-17-2014 02:46 PM
Hank was the second astronaut of STS-61A who died in the last two months. R.I.P. Hank. My thoughts go out to his family. |
Kite
Member Posts: 1101
From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
|
posted 07-17-2014 02:51 PM
. |
DCCollector
Member Posts: 232
From: Washington, DC USA
Registered: Dec 2006
|
posted 07-17-2014 02:57 PM
. |
RockyMnWay
Member Posts: 129
From: Westminster, CO, USA
Registered: Jul 2011
|
posted 07-17-2014 03:06 PM
. |
SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 1327
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
|
posted 07-17-2014 03:09 PM
. |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1428
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
|
posted 07-17-2014 03:11 PM
.Very sad to hear. He was the first astronaut I ever met, back in 1979 at a philatelic event in New York. After his first flight on STS-4, I saw him and Ken Mattingly at a space exhibit set up at the old Gimbels department store in New York City. The nicest gentleman you could ever meet, and very accommodating to space philatelists, of which he was one. Fair winds and blue skies, Col. Hartsfield. |
sts205cdr
Member Posts: 749
From: Sacramento, CA
Registered: Jun 2001
|
posted 07-17-2014 03:14 PM
. |
Spaceflyer
Member Posts: 217
From: Nauheim, Germany
Registered: Jan 2003
|
posted 07-17-2014 03:15 PM
Very sad and shocked to hear that Hank passed away today. He was a very good friend of mine for years. I have lots and great memories especially to the 25th anniversary of STS-61A/Spacelab D-1 when we spent a week in Germany in Berlin, Bremen, Sinsheim and Speyer. As well as my lots of appointments with him in Houston.You will always have a good place in my exhibition "Apollo and Beyond" and will be always remembered by me. R.I.P Hank |
mach3valkyrie
Member Posts: 744
From: Albany, Oregon
Registered: Jul 2006
|
posted 07-17-2014 03:21 PM
. |
rjb1elec
Member Posts: 368
From: Merseyside, England
Registered: Oct 2004
|
posted 07-17-2014 03:28 PM
. |
jasonelam
Member Posts: 694
From: Monticello, KY USA
Registered: Mar 2007
|
posted 07-17-2014 03:29 PM
. |
MSS
Member Posts: 1025
From: Europe
Registered: May 2003
|
posted 07-17-2014 03:33 PM
RIP Hank------------------
Astronauts, Cosmonauts & their flights |
NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 664
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
|
posted 07-17-2014 03:33 PM
. |
nasamad
Member Posts: 2187
From: Essex, UK
Registered: Jul 2001
|
posted 07-17-2014 03:36 PM
. |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3634
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
|
posted 07-17-2014 04:17 PM
. |
MCroft04
Member Posts: 1828
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
|
posted 07-17-2014 04:25 PM
. One of my favorite astronauts. |
apolloprojeckt
Member Posts: 1535
From: Arnhem, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2009
|
posted 07-17-2014 04:32 PM
. |
spaceman
Member Posts: 1174
From: Walsall, West Midlands, UK
Registered: Dec 2002
|
posted 07-17-2014 04:41 PM
. |
cosmos-walter
Member Posts: 822
From: Salzburg, Austria
Registered: Jun 2003
|
posted 07-17-2014 04:41 PM
Hank was a great astronaut and a fascinating man. RIP |
DChudwin
Member Posts: 1121
From: Lincolnshire IL USA
Registered: Aug 2000
|
posted 07-17-2014 04:46 PM
I had the pleasure of meeting Hank Hartsfield informally at a number of philatelic exhibitions. He was an avid stamp collector specializing in Austrian stamps. Hank was also kind enough to speak to a Space Unit meeting one year. He was an outstanding shuttle commander who was greatly admired by his crewmates. RIP. |
David C
Member Posts: 1413
From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
|
posted 07-17-2014 05:38 PM
RIP. 2014 is proving to be a very bad year. |
NovaRob
Member Posts: 242
From: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Registered: Nov 2008
|
posted 07-17-2014 05:44 PM
. |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 3062
From: Titusville, FL
Registered: Feb 2005
|
posted 07-17-2014 05:50 PM
Saddened to learn of the passing of Hank Hartsfield. A few years ago I met him at the ASF Autograph Show and gifted him with one of my MOL commemorative patches. He seemed genuinely pleased. I asked him about what Mike Mullane wrote in "Riding Rockets" about flying over Cuba. He smiled and said he had nothing to add. Godspeed sir and thank you. |
Greggy_D
Member Posts: 1008
From: Michigan
Registered: Jul 2006
|
posted 07-17-2014 06:31 PM
. |
Henk Boshuijer
Member Posts: 460
From: Netherlands
Registered: May 2007
|
posted 07-17-2014 06:36 PM
. |
randy
Member Posts: 2622
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
|
posted 07-17-2014 07:18 PM
. |
J Blackburn
Member Posts: 297
From: Riner
Registered: Sep 2011
|
posted 07-17-2014 07:29 PM
. |
lspooz
Member Posts: 472
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Aug 2012
|
posted 07-17-2014 07:53 PM
.
Godspeed, Col. Hartsfield
|
advertisement