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Topic: NASA flight surgeon Charles LaPinta (1934-2015)
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Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
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posted 10-19-2015 11:02 AM
   
Charles LaPinta, M.D., who served as a as crew surgeon and chief of physiologic training during the Apollo-era, died on Oct. 10, 2015 at the age of 81. His many interesting duties included being Crew Surgeon on numerous Apollo, Skylab and Shuttle missions; traveling internationally with astronaut teams on working and goodwill trips; facilitating astronaut training and medical care; participating as a test subject for space program training exercises; and serving as the family physician to astronauts and their families, many other NASA personnel, and friends and neighbors who called or knocked on the door. |
jasonelam
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posted 10-19-2015 12:59 PM
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Jeff
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posted 10-19-2015 01:01 PM
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Jurg Bolli
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posted 10-19-2015 01:22 PM
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David Carey
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posted 10-19-2015 01:23 PM
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dss65
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capoetc
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posted 10-19-2015 04:05 PM
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star51L
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posted 10-19-2015 04:51 PM
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Ronpur
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posted 10-19-2015 07:23 PM
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randy
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posted 10-19-2015 08:38 PM
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mach3valkyrie
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posted 10-19-2015 09:53 PM
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GACspaceguy
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posted 10-20-2015 04:45 AM
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Lunar rock nut
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posted 10-21-2015 06:50 AM
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Gilbert
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posted 10-21-2015 11:42 AM
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Kite
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posted 10-21-2015 01:45 PM
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Michael Davis
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posted 10-21-2015 03:10 PM
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Delta7
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posted 10-22-2015 06:41 PM
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Astro Rich
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posted 10-24-2015 08:55 AM
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