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Topic: Henry SF Cooper, space reporter (1933-2016)
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Robert Pearlman
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posted 02-09-2016 07:35 AM
   
Henry S. F. Cooper Jr., who as a writer reached beyond the planet to pioneer reporting on space travel, died on Jan. 31, 2016 at his home in Cooperstown, New York. He was 82. The New York Times reports: Mr. Cooper celebrated scientific achievement, addressed scientific failure and demystified what was behind both.Reviewing his book "Apollo on the Moon" in 1969 in The New York Times, Franklin A. Long, who was the vice president for research at Cornell University, said that Mr. Cooper's description of an imminent mission to the moon was "remarkably evocative" and that a reader "gets the feel of what it is like to be a crew member in the lunar module." Mr. Cooper began his book "Thirteen: The Apollo Flight That Failed" this way: "At a little after 9 Central Standard Time on the night of Monday, April 13, 1970, there was, high in the western sky, a tiny flare of light that in some respects resembled a star exploding far away in our galaxy." In addition to those two books, Cooper wrote: "A House in Space" about Skylab, "Moon Rocks," and "Before Lift-off: The Making of a Space Shuttle Crew," among other space exploration-related titles. |
cspg
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posted 02-09-2016 07:51 AM
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Gilbert
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posted 02-09-2016 07:52 AM
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Joel Katzowitz
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posted 02-09-2016 07:58 AM
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randy
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posted 02-09-2016 08:00 AM
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Ronpur
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posted 02-09-2016 08:10 AM
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sts205cdr
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posted 02-09-2016 08:53 AM
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David Carey
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posted 02-09-2016 10:01 AM
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dom
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posted 02-09-2016 10:49 AM
Godspeed to one of those lucky enough to have reported on the Space Age right from the beginning..
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Kite
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posted 02-09-2016 11:07 AM
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fredtrav
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posted 02-09-2016 11:14 AM
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GACspaceguy
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posted 02-09-2016 01:08 PM
. His book "A House in Space" made me feel like I was there. God speed! |
apolloprojeckt
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posted 02-09-2016 01:22 PM
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Cozmosis22
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posted 02-09-2016 01:23 PM
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David C
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posted 02-09-2016 02:18 PM
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Rick Mulheirn
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posted 02-09-2016 02:47 PM
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jasonelam
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posted 02-09-2016 03:21 PM
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Paul78zephyr
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posted 02-09-2016 03:46 PM
.I always thought that Mr. Cooper's 1972 book about Apollo 13 was both very well written and very underrated at the time it was written, and then greatly overshadowed by Jim Lovell's book nearly 35 years later. My 1995 edition copy:  RIP Mr. Cooper. |
edorr
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posted 02-09-2016 04:21 PM
I agree wholeheartedly about "Apollo 13: The Flight that Failed". Seriously under-appreciated.. |
star51L
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posted 02-09-2016 04:56 PM
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JohnPaul56
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dss65
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posted 02-09-2016 08:42 PM
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Michael Davis
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posted 02-09-2016 08:52 PM
I still remember reading "Thirteen: The Flight that Failed" shortly after it was published. A great book. Thank you Mr. Cooper. |
mach3valkyrie
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posted 02-10-2016 12:30 AM
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minipci
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Daniel on the Moon
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Delta7
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Blackarrow
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Dave Shayler
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posted 02-11-2016 01:03 AM
I recall the excitement of buying a copy of 'A House In Space,' thinking "at last a book on Skylab." Henry's other two books on Apollo 13 and STS-41-G were also early prized addition to my library and often thumbed through over the years. One of the few people who inspired my interest in the written history of space flight... and on their latest journey together he is probably interviewing Ed Michell as we remember them both. RIP Mr. Cooper. |
capoetc
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posted 02-11-2016 07:10 AM
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RobertB
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Lunar Module 5
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alcyone
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Spoon
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ringo67
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Fra Mauro
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posted 02-24-2016 06:19 AM
.Thirteen: the Flight that Failed and A House in Space are treasured books in my space library. Mr. Cooper was a gifted writer. |
Lunar rock nut
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Philip
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Jeff
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