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Topic: Chuck Berry, astronauts' doctor (1923-2020)
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Robert Pearlman
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posted 03-04-2020 12:10 PM
   
Dr. Charles "Chuck" Berry, who was known as the "Astronauts' Doctor" from 1959 to 1974, died on Feb. 29, 2020. He was 96. From the Aerospace Medical Association: AsMA HQ staff were very saddened to hear of the passing of Charles A. Berry, M.D., who was a pioneer in aviation medicine....in 1957, Dr. Berry was one of the physicians selected to fly to Washington to help select test pilots to "fly," ride in, a military rocket into outer space. These pilots were later referred to as "astronauts." Dr. Berry was later chosen to participate in the selection of the first seven NASA astronauts. He and his fellow physicians devised ways to test these pilots to see which ones would best meet the demands of space as then understood. They were also responsible for finding ways to monitor these astronauts while in space. Dr. Berry then left the Air Force after 16 years, to begin his NASA Career. Dr. Berry worked for NASA (from 1959-1974), selecting subsequent classes of United States' astronauts to follow the Original Seven. In all, he helped send 42 individuals into space over 30 missions, including the Apollo 11 mission during which Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon. On that mission, he monitored the crew. He retired from NASA as the Director of Life Sciences. Berry took part in NASA's Oral History Project in 1999. His papers are held by the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)'s Moody Medical Library. |
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Kite
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posted 03-04-2020 01:58 PM
Another of the original background pioneers of space flight is gone. RIP |
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posted 03-05-2020 12:42 PM
We all owe so much to this great accomplished man, who was unparalleled in his vision of what physical and mental requirements were essential for a successful astronaut candidate, at a time when very little was known on how the human body would react in the weightlessness of space.Dr. Berry was personally involved in selecting the following distinguished list of astronauts: - Group 1, The Original 7
- Group 2, The Next Nine
- Group 3, The Fourteen
- Group 4, The Scientist
- Group 5, The Original 19
Every man that flew on Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and ASTP owed their seat to Dr. Berry and he was admired, respected and revered by each and everyone of those men.In describing Dr. Berry as an accomplished man, I did so with the words of Plato in mind; "A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men." God Speed Dr. Charles Alden Berry. |
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