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Topic: H.H. Luetjen, Mercury test conductor (1925-2016)
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Jim Behling
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From: Cape Canaveral, FL
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posted 05-17-2016 05:28 PM
   
Hulen "Luge" H. Luetjen, Mercury Spacecraft Test Conductor, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2016. He was 91.After working on numerous fighter aircraft programs he joined the Advanced Design department to work on project Mercury, America's first manned space program. He opened the [McDonnell] office at Cape Canaveral, FL in September 1959 and was subsequently the company Test Conductor for the Mercury program, Chief Engineer for the Gemini program and Launch Operations Director for the Skylab program.He also served on the committee investigating the Apollo fire in which Grissom, Chaffee and White were killed. He subsequently represented the company at the funeral of astronaut White. Before retiring in 1990 he was Program Director for several missile programs at the company's Titusville, FL facility, his last assignment being Ombudsman for all company personnel in Florida. ...in 2002 he authored a book entitled "Before Mercury Rose – The Half Life of an Ex-Spaceman" which covered in detail his life before 1960 and an abbreviated history of the early manned space programs that follow. A second edition was published in 2004. |
Joel Katzowitz
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posted 05-17-2016 05:30 PM
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mach3valkyrie
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posted 05-17-2016 05:52 PM
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gareth89
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Ken Havekotte
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Jurg Bolli
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CJ
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jasonelam
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randy
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capoetc
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GACspaceguy
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ColinBurgess
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posted 05-18-2016 06:43 AM
Very sad to read this, as Luge was of tremendous assistance to me when putting together my recent books on the flights of Freedom 7 and Liberty Bell 7. |
Jeff
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