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Topic: Don Lind, NASA astronaut (1930-2022)
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Marwin2
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posted 09-03-2022 03:13 AM
   
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Philip
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Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 09-03-2022 04:22 AM
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india-mike
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From: Linnich, Northrine Westfalia, Germany
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted 09-03-2022 04:36 AM
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Gilbert
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From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 09-03-2022 07:00 AM
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East-Frisian
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From: Germany
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 09-03-2022 07:19 AM
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GT76
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From: New Orleans, La. USA
Registered: Jun 2015
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posted 09-03-2022 10:12 AM
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JohnPaul56
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From: Montclair, NJ, USA
Registered: Apr 2010
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posted 09-03-2022 01:42 PM
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Blackarrow
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From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-03-2022 02:57 PM
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David C
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From: Lausanne
Registered: Apr 2012
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posted 09-03-2022 03:03 PM
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Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3516
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 09-03-2022 03:58 PM
Don Lind was surely NASA's most patient (or perhaps frustrated) astronaut, having arrived in May, 1966, and having had to wait 19 years for his one and only flight (in the shuttle). I can't think of anyone who had to wait longer. |
SpaceAngel
Member Posts: 418
From: Maryland
Registered: May 2010
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posted 09-03-2022 08:16 PM
Why did he chose not to fly back into space? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 49266
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 09-03-2022 08:43 PM
Quoting his NASA oral history (via our article): I thought, "I am to the point in my life where if I'm ever going to shift into academia, I better do it now, or I will end up as a NASA manager for the rest of my life." |
J Blackburn
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From: Riner
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 09-03-2022 09:33 PM
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Lewis007
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From: Geldermalsen, the Netherlands
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 09-03-2022 10:52 PM
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eurospace
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From: Berlin, Germany
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 09-04-2022 02:07 PM
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ejectr
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From: Killingly, CT
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 09-04-2022 05:18 PM
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cddfspace
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From: Morris County, NJ, USA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 09-04-2022 05:32 PM
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robert_l
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From: Dundee,Scotland
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 09-05-2022 08:16 AM
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AlanC
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From: Scotland
Registered: Nov 2014
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posted 09-05-2022 02:58 PM
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Donbl
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From: Frederick, MD
Registered: Jun 2013
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posted 09-05-2022 04:14 PM
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dss65
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From: Sandpoint, ID, USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 09-05-2022 04:25 PM
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Delta7
Member Posts: 1684
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 09-06-2022 09:50 AM
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DG27
Member Posts: 226
From: USA
Registered: Nov 2010
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posted 09-07-2022 03:02 PM
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Mike Isbell
Member Posts: 579
From: Silver Spring, Maryland USA
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 09-08-2022 03:28 PM
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star51L
Member Posts: 490
From: Vilano Beach, FL, USA
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 09-08-2022 05:54 PM
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RobertB
Member Posts: 265
From: Israel
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 09-09-2022 05:39 AM
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Dave Shayler
Member Posts: 171
From: Halesowen, West Mids, UK
Registered: Dec 2009
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posted 10-01-2022 09:20 AM
It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Don Lind and that of his lovely wife Kathleen a few weeks earlier.I first read of astronaut Don Lind in the late 1960s from magazine articles during the run-up to Apollo 11, learning more during the early 1970s and about his association with Skylab. It was not until the 1990s that I began a correspondence with him related to my research for Jerry Carr's biography and my books for Springer on Skylab and the Lost Apollo missions. I was fortunate to meet with Don and Kathleen on several occasions during their 2000 Mormon mission to the UK both in London and in the Midlands where I accompanied Don and Kathleen at several presentations Don gave to schools. I have very fond memories of visiting them at their residences in the capital and in Solihull and of the time they visited my parent's home in Birmingham.  Don kindly provide unique insights into his career and assignments which were referred to in the compilation of not only the titles mentioned above but also later in the cooperative works with Colin Burgess covering the selection of the NASA scientist astronauts (Groups 4 and 6) and last original pilot selections (Groups 5 and 7). Don and Kathleen, a courteous, gentle, and kind couple, were a joy to be with. From my time spent with them, they gave the impression of a sense of peace and contentment with each other, their Church, family, and their life together. I am forever grateful to have met and known them both. |
randy
Member Posts: 2610
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 10-01-2022 10:58 AM
I had the privilege of counting Don and his family as friends. R. I. P. |
astro-nut
Member Posts: 1028
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 10-01-2022 12:57 PM
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rjb1elec
Member Posts: 335
From: Merseyside, England
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted 10-02-2022 02:19 AM
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