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Topic: Cosmonaut Georgy Grechko (1931-2017)
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Norman.King
Member Posts: 405
From: Herne Bay, Kent, UK
Registered: Feb 2010
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posted 04-10-2017 12:10 PM
   
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dss65
Member Posts: 1384
From: Sandpoint, ID, USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 04-10-2017 08:52 PM
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mode1charlie
Member Posts: 1478
From: Honolulu, HI
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 04-11-2017 01:04 AM
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Glint
Member Posts: 1146
From: New Windsor, Maryland USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 04-11-2017 01:02 PM
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Dave Shayler
Member Posts: 177
From: Halesowen, West Mids, UK
Registered: Dec 2009
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posted 04-14-2017 03:57 AM
I was saddened to learn of the passing of Georgy Mikhailovich. I always thought he was one of the characters of the Soviet space programme.When Rex Hall and I met with Yuri Romanenko he explained that Grechko always "like to tell a good story," such as exaggerating the events of the Soyuz 26/Salyut 6 EVA regarding the erroneous reports of Romanenko being untethered and almost floating out of the hatch. In April 1994 Neville Kidger and I met with Grechko during a trip to Jodrell Bank Observatory. Apart from informal discussions, I had the opportunity to talk with him about his career and experiences and go through his biography I had compiled. He kindly updated details and personally filled in some missing facts, making that copy extra special and which still resides in my archive. He was clearly very proud of the fact that he had flown to Salyut 4, 6 and 7 and, with his familiar big smile, said he was still hoping one day to be allowed to fly to Mir. It is a shame he never did. RIP Georgy Mikhailovich, it was a pleasure to have followed your stellar career and to have met you.  
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DG27
Member Posts: 271
From: USA
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted 04-16-2017 12:06 AM
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LM1
Member Posts: 863
From: New York, NY
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 04-17-2017 03:43 PM
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Spoon
Member Posts: 155
From: Cumbria, UK
Registered: May 2006
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posted 04-18-2017 02:16 PM
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