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Topic: Phillip Clark, spaceflight writer (1950-2020)
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Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-13-2021 05:38 PM
   
Phillip S. Clark, who wrote extensively on the Soviet/Russian and Chinese space programs for the British Interplanetary Society and others, died in December 2020, according to spaceflight historian David Shayler. We will never forget him for his contributions to unravelling the mysteries of the Soviet/Russian and Chinese programmes. Such dedicated analytical research will probably never be bettered. His work lives on the in dozens of papers he produced for the BIS and in his 1988 work on the "Soviet Space Programme" for Salamander Books. He was also a contributor to Dom's [Dominic Phelan] "Cold War Space Sleuths."  |
ManInSpace
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From: Brooklin, ON Canada
Registered: Feb 2018
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posted 01-13-2021 05:54 PM
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GACspaceguy
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From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 01-13-2021 06:35 PM
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rjurek349
Member Posts: 1212
From: Northwest Indiana
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 01-13-2021 06:36 PM
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dss65
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From: Sandpoint, ID, USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 01-13-2021 07:10 PM
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Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3278
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 01-13-2021 08:26 PM
This is very sad news. Phillip was an authority, not just on the Soviet and Chinese space programmes but on most aspects of space research. I corresponded with him on a number of topics over the years and found him always to be most generous with his time. His book "The Soviet Space Programme" (published in 1988) is still a fascinating source of information from Sputnik to Energia. My sincere condolences to Phillip's family, friends and colleagues. |
randy
Member Posts: 2412
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 01-13-2021 08:30 PM
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dom
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Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 01-13-2021 09:38 PM
Phil will be sorely missed by his many BIS colleagues for being a true gentleman and a legendary ‘Space Sleuth’. Godspeed my friend. |
Neil DC
Member Posts: 171
From: Middletown, NJ, USA
Registered: May 2010
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posted 01-13-2021 11:19 PM
Sad to learn of Phillip's passing. A renown expert, especially in Russian and Chinese rocketry. I remember first meeting him and Rex Hall at the Russian bookshop on Charing Cross Road in the late eighties. They helped inspire my interest in The Russian space programme and attend the BIS Forum annually. I enjoyed his presentations each year. His book on the Soviet Manned Space Programme was a classic at that time. The names of all the back up crews had just become known and he incorporated them in the book. I treasure my signed copy. The world of space sleuthing has lost another giant. RIP Phil. |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1532
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 01-13-2021 11:28 PM
It's a must have reference. So good I have two... one mint for my library, the other for reading. Sad loss. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4333
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 01-14-2021 05:04 AM
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SPACEFACTS
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From: Germany
Registered: Aug 2006
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posted 01-14-2021 05:43 AM
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Kevin T. Randall
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From: Chesham, Bucks UK
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted 01-14-2021 05:53 AM
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Kite
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From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 01-14-2021 07:33 AM
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MCroft04
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From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 01-14-2021 07:48 AM
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bruce
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From: Fort Mill, SC, USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 01-14-2021 08:01 AM
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LM1
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From: New York, NY
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 01-14-2021 09:09 AM
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alcyone
Member Posts: 162
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 01-14-2021 03:57 PM
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SpaceCadet1983
Member Posts: 320
From: Pacific NW, United States
Registered: May 2012
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posted 01-14-2021 04:36 PM
RIP Phil. |
star51L
Member Posts: 419
From: Vilano Beach, FL, USA
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 01-14-2021 05:28 PM
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David Carey
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Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 01-14-2021 06:57 PM
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capoetc
Member Posts: 2241
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 01-14-2021 08:37 PM
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Tonyq
Member Posts: 206
From: UK
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 01-15-2021 03:26 AM
RIP Phil |
Dave Shayler
Member Posts: 150
From: Halesowen, West Mids, UK
Registered: Dec 2009
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posted 04-02-2021 03:58 AM
Recently published the April issue of the BIS Space Chronicle Magazine includes a tribute from friends and colleagues to the late Phil Clark. |
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