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Topic: Ernie Reyes, artistic engineer (1938-2020)
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ilbasso
Member Posts: 1527
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 12-01-2020 10:45 PM
   
We lost another piece of space history yesterday (Nov. 29, 2020) with the passing of Raul Ernesto "Ernie" Reyes. Ernie is someone who had seen it all during the American space program. He was at White Sands for the "Little Joe" tests of the Mercury capsule's launch escape system. He worked on Mercury and Gemini before moving on to Apollo in spacecraft systems. Ernie had the unimaginably horrible job of climbing into the Apollo 1 capsule after the fire and helping to remove the remains of the crew. He went on to work with all of the Apollo missions on Command Module testing and outfitting. Ernie was one of the artistically talented engineers who drew Snoopy cartoons on the spacecraft testing work schedules. He went on to work with the Space Shuttle Program in quality and safety. His artistic talents led him to help design the crew patch for the STS-51L Challenger mission. Ernie was incredibly generous with his time and knowledge when I was researching "Rocket Ranch" and "Countdown to a Moon Launch," inviting me to stay at his home several times and connecting me with many helpful engineers from the Apollo era. He sure loved to tell tall tales, too! I'm grateful that I had the opportunity to get to know him and his wonderful companion of 59 years, Ida.  
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tedc
Member Posts: 151
From: Renton, WA USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 12-01-2020 11:05 PM
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RobertB
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From: Israel
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 12-01-2020 11:25 PM
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thisismills
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From: Michigan
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 12-01-2020 11:45 PM
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Kite
Member Posts: 915
From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 12-02-2020 04:54 AM
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GACspaceguy
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From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 12-02-2020 04:56 AM
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gareth89
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From: Ireland
Registered: May 2014
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posted 12-02-2020 05:56 AM
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randy
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From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 12-02-2020 08:24 AM
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David Carey
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Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 12-02-2020 09:01 AM
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minipci
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From: London, UK
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 12-02-2020 10:02 AM
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LM1
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From: New York, NY
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 12-02-2020 11:18 AM
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Jeff
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From: Fayetteville, NC, USA
Registered: May 2009
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posted 12-02-2020 11:56 AM
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Kevin T. Randall
Member Posts: 1255
From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 12-02-2020 12:07 PM
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ManInSpace
Member Posts: 194
From: Brooklin, ON Canada
Registered: Feb 2018
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posted 12-02-2020 12:58 PM
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nasamad
Member Posts: 2163
From: Essex, UK
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 12-02-2020 01:31 PM
Anyone who's seen the Apollo 12 lunar surface cuff checklists has also seen Ernie's work. His cartoons pop up on multiple pages.RIP |
Grounded!
Member Posts: 421
From: Bennington, Vermont, USA
Registered: Feb 2011
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posted 12-02-2020 02:26 PM
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star51L
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From: Vilano Beach, FL, USA
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 12-02-2020 03:43 PM
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Charlie16
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From: Italy
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted 12-02-2020 06:30 PM
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DG27
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From: USA
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted 12-02-2020 06:44 PM
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dss65
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From: Sandpoint, ID, USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 12-03-2020 07:04 PM
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Jonnyed
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From: Dumfries, VA, USA
Registered: Aug 2014
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posted 12-03-2020 09:00 PM
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MCroft04
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From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 12-04-2020 07:43 AM
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capoetc
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From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 12-04-2020 08:49 PM
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hlbjr
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From: Delray Beach Florida USA
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 12-05-2020 04:14 AM
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alcyone
Member Posts: 148
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 12-06-2020 09:14 PM
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413 is in
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From: Alexandria, VA USA
Registered: May 2006
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posted 12-18-2020 11:54 AM
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David C
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From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 12-18-2020 12:08 PM
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astro-nut
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From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 12-29-2020 01:56 PM
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rjb1elec
Member Posts: 255
From: Merseyside, England
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted 12-31-2020 11:03 AM
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