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Topic: Robert Solliday, Mercury candidate (1931-2018)
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ColinBurgess Member Posts: 2031 From: Sydney, Australia Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 04-23-2018 01:20 AM
Sad to report the recent passing of yet another of the 32 finalists for the Mercury astronaut group. LTC Robert Edwin Solliday, USMC, died on 22 February 2018. He and John Glenn were the only Marine Corps finalists for NASA's first astronaut intake. His passing leaves only 5 of the 32 finalists still with us: Harold (Chris) Christian, Jr., Frank D. Frazier. Thomas B. Hayward, James A. Lovell, Jr. and Alonzo J. Walter, Jr. |
GACspaceguy Member Posts: 2476 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 04-23-2018 04:24 AM
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Jeff Member Posts: 474 From: Fayetteville, NC, USA Registered: May 2009
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posted 04-23-2018 05:51 AM
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Kite Member Posts: 831 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 04-23-2018 06:24 AM
. RIPHonoured to have his autograph thanks to Colin and Steve with the "Selecting the Mercury Seven" book. |
MCroft04 Member Posts: 1634 From: Smithfield, Me, USA Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 04-23-2018 06:34 AM
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oly Member Posts: 905 From: Perth, Western Australia Registered: Apr 2015
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posted 04-23-2018 06:42 AM
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Panther494 Member Posts: 402 From: London UK Registered: Jan 2013
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randy Member Posts: 2176 From: West Jordan, Utah USA Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 04-23-2018 09:07 AM
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Delta7 Member Posts: 1505 From: Bluffton IN USA Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 04-23-2018 09:12 AM
Solliday was also a finalist for Group 2.. |
David Carey Member Posts: 782 From: Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 04-23-2018 10:15 AM
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SPACEFACTS Member Posts: 301 From: Germany Registered: Aug 2006
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posted 04-23-2018 10:21 AM
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Gilbert Member Posts: 1328 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003
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Wehaveliftoff Member Posts: 2343 From: Registered: Aug 2001
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star51L Member Posts: 340 From: Vilano Beach, FL, USA Registered: Aug 2002
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capoetc Member Posts: 2169 From: McKinney TX (USA) Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 04-23-2018 09:20 PM
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hlbjr Member Posts: 475 From: Delray Beach Florida USA Registered: Mar 2006
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JohnPaul56 Member Posts: 180 From: Montclair, NJ, USA Registered: Apr 2010
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dss65 Member Posts: 1156 From: Sandpoint, ID, USA Registered: Mar 2003
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Kevin T. Randall Member Posts: 1082 From: Chesham, Bucks UK Registered: Dec 2008
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Philip Member Posts: 5952 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 04-29-2018 09:19 AM
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minipci Member Posts: 365 From: London, UK Registered: Jul 2009
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astro-nut Member Posts: 946 From: Washington, IL Registered: Jan 2006
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