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Topic: Curtis Peebles, AFRC historian (1955-2017)
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Dave Shayler Member Posts: 127 From: Halesowen, West Mids, UK Registered: Dec 2009
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posted 09-29-2017 04:11 AM
It is with great sadness I have learned of the death of Curtis Peebles, aged 62, on June 25, from NASA's History Division (PDF, page 18).Curtis was the author of a dozen of books and over 40 articles on space topics ranging from UFOs, to the Cold War (notably "Guardians: Strategic Reconnaissance Satellites") and lifting bodies ("Flying Without Wings: NASA Lifting Bodies" and the "Birth of the Space Shuttle"). Curtis graduated from California State in 1985 and became a freelance writer in 1977 contributing to several magazines including the British Interplanetary Society's (BIS) "Spaceflight." He began working at the then NASA Dryden in 2000 and his last published work was on NACA aircraft and their contributions to flight published by NASA in 2014. Curtis and I collaborated on "The Emblems of the Astronauts" article published in the June 1983 BIS Space Education magazine, and we shared a passion for the USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory Program. He was also very helpful in my research for the book "Disaster and Accidents in Manned Spaceflight" published by Springer-Praxis in 2000. Curtis, a BIS Fellow, was always very friendly, helpful and enthusiastic in his work and he will be sadly missed. My thoughts are with his family and those who knew and worked with him in his various projects and at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center. |
Kite Member Posts: 831 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009
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cspg Member Posts: 6210 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006
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minipci Member Posts: 365 From: London, UK Registered: Jul 2009
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PeterO Member Posts: 399 From: North Carolina Registered: Mar 2002
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Rick Mulheirn Member Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
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randy Member Posts: 2176 From: West Jordan, Utah USA Registered: Dec 1999
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Blackarrow Member Posts: 3120 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
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Cozmosis22 Member Posts: 968 From: Texas * Earth Registered: Apr 2011
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gareth89 Member Posts: 298 From: Ireland Registered: May 2014
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dom Member Posts: 855 From: Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 09-29-2017 11:35 AM
Very sad to hear this. Curtis was a brilliant space historian and I enjoyed his sleuthing very much. RIP |
Jeff Member Posts: 474 From: Fayetteville, NC, USA Registered: May 2009
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Gilbert Member Posts: 1328 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003
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David C Member Posts: 1015 From: Lausanne Registered: Apr 2012
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star51L Member Posts: 340 From: Vilano Beach, FL, USA Registered: Aug 2002
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Panther494 Member Posts: 402 From: London UK Registered: Jan 2013
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Philip Member Posts: 5952 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 10-01-2017 07:28 AM
R.I.P. |
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dss65 Member Posts: 1156 From: Sandpoint, ID, USA Registered: Mar 2003
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astro-nut Member Posts: 946 From: Washington, IL Registered: Jan 2006
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