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Topic: Terry White, Apollo PAO (1928-1993)
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Robert Pearlman
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posted 12-08-2020 02:11 PM
   
Robert Terrance "Terry" White, who served as a NASA public affairs officer for the Gemini, Apollo and early space shuttle programs, has died, according to Apollo flight controller Sy Liebergot. Update: Per NASA's Public Affairs Office, White died in 1993, not this year as previously noted. This thread will remain as a memorial and tribute. White served as the editor of "Roundup," the bi-weekly employee newsletter for the Manned Spacecraft Center (later Johnson Space Center) in Houston. He also provided public affairs commentary from inside mission control, including on Apollo 11, for Eagle's liftoff from the moon, and on Apollo 16 for landing. White's IMdB entry shows that he had cameos in a 1983 episode of "CHiPs" and in the 1986 movie "SpaceCamp."  |
Jurg Bolli
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posted 12-08-2020 02:49 PM
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Jeff
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posted 12-08-2020 02:53 PM
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randy
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posted 12-08-2020 02:56 PM
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Kevin T. Randall
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posted 12-08-2020 03:07 PM
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David Carey
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posted 12-08-2020 03:29 PM
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ManInSpace
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posted 12-08-2020 03:45 PM
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SpaceCadet1983
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posted 12-08-2020 04:00 PM
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star51L
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From: Vilano Beach, FL, USA
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posted 12-08-2020 04:42 PM
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Kite
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posted 12-08-2020 04:55 PM
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Panther494
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From: London UK
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posted 12-08-2020 05:43 PM
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gareth89
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From: Ireland
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posted 12-08-2020 06:05 PM
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Larry McGlynn
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posted 12-08-2020 06:13 PM
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dss65
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From: Sandpoint, ID, USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 12-08-2020 06:36 PM
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SpaceAholic
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From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-08-2020 06:37 PM
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ea757grrl
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From: South Carolina
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posted 12-08-2020 09:36 PM
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David C
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Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 12-09-2020 01:37 AM
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SPACEFACTS
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posted 12-09-2020 04:19 AM
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GACspaceguy
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posted 12-09-2020 04:25 AM
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Colin Anderton
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From: Great Britain
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 12-09-2020 05:49 AM
Real sorry to hear this. All the PAOs were terrific, but he was my very favourite. Just something about his voice I really liked. R.I.P. Terry.Just a bit of trivia to add to the comments above: Terry was on duty for the Apollo 12 lunar landing, but didn't make any comments during the 12-minute landing manoeuvre.
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LM1
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From: New York, NY
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 12-09-2020 07:03 AM
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Fra Mauro
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posted 12-09-2020 06:17 PM
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hlbjr
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From: Delray Beach Florida USA
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posted 12-11-2020 07:37 PM
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Grounded!
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From: Bennington, Vermont, USA
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posted 12-12-2020 04:41 PM
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Colin Anderton
Member Posts: 211
From: Great Britain
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 12-13-2020 10:18 AM
That update was another shock! I thought Terry was one of the few remaining PAOs from the Apollo era still with us!Please feel free to correct me, but I believe Doug Ward and John McLeish are now the only survivors (or did McLeish leave us a while back?) |
mmcmurrey
Member Posts: 127
From: Austin, TX, USA
Registered: Jun 2012
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posted 12-13-2020 11:01 AM
Chuck Biggs is still with us. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 45530
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-13-2020 11:05 AM
John McLeaish died in 2006. |
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