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Topic: Scott MacLeod, test astronaut (1926-2021)
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Chuckster01
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From: Orlando, FL
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posted 08-12-2021 03:21 PM
   
I just learned of the passing of Grumman's chief test astronaut for the Apollo program Scott MacLeod on April 12, 2021. He was 95.A former Navy fighter pilot, MacLeod worked with NASA's Apollo astronauts to develop and test the lunar module at Grumman's Bethpage facility in New York. He also stood in for the astronauts on television, reenacting what they were doing in space for the viewing public on CBS. Scott was a long time friend and a hell of a guy with a colorful life and great stories.  |
Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
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posted 08-12-2021 3:22 PM
collectSPACE by Robert Yowell 'Test astronaut' appeared on the moon for Walter Cronkite's coverageScott MacLeod was never an Apollo astronaut, but he did play one on TV. If you were among the millions who tuned in for CBS's live coverage of NASA's moon missions from 1969 through 1972, you no doubt saw MacLeod, clad in a spacesuit and standing inside a lunar module simulator to provide Walter Cronkite with play-by-play descriptions of every move the real astronauts were making.  |
GACspaceguy
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posted 08-12-2021 03:23 PM
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Rick Mulheirn
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Jurg Bolli
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SpaceAholic
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Grounded!
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SpaceCadet1983
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SpaceCadet1983
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space1
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David Carey
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Jeff
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SkyMan1958
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Blackarrow
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star51L
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gareth89
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DG27
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ea757grrl
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ManInSpace
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dss65
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randy
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MCroft04
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capoetc
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Kevin T. Randall
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David C
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Kite
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rjb1elec
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davidcwagner
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MOL
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Panther494
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JohnPaul56
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ejectr
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tedc
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Ken Havekotte
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bruce
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GT76
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