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Topic: James Burke, Ranger manager (1925-2023)
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Robert Pearlman
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posted 08-23-2023 09:27 AM
   
James Burke, the first manager for NASA's Ranger program, has died at the age of 97. From Louis Friedman, co-founder of The Planetary Society: A great space pioneer — America's first planetary mission manager — James D. Burke, who directed the first attempts to land on the Moon (Ranger) died this week — the same week as the Russia attempt failed and the Indian attempt succeeded. Jim was a brilliant JPL engineer, a great friend of The Planetary Society, a mentor for students everywhere through the International Space University and a wonderful human being. In addition the Ranger series of robotic missions that obtained the first close-up images of the surface of the moon, Burke also helped develop the third stage of the Vega launch vehicle and served as the deputy of the Lunar Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. |
gareth89
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posted 08-23-2023 10:32 AM
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GACspaceguy
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posted 08-23-2023 10:51 AM
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Jeff
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posted 08-23-2023 10:52 AM
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Gordon Eliot Reade
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posted 08-23-2023 10:57 AM
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Kevin T. Randall
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posted 08-23-2023 11:04 AM
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Blackarrow
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posted 08-23-2023 11:16 AM
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Kite
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posted 08-23-2023 11:39 AM
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SpaceCadet1983
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posted 08-23-2023 01:57 PM
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Jurg Bolli
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posted 08-23-2023 02:14 PM
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posted 08-23-2023 02:33 PM
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mode1charlie
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posted 08-23-2023 05:38 PM
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posted 08-23-2023 05:43 PM
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posted 08-23-2023 06:07 PM
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posted 08-23-2023 06:35 PM
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David C
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posted 08-25-2023 02:36 AM
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posted 08-25-2023 11:56 AM
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SpaceAholic
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posted 08-28-2023 05:38 PM
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Philip
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posted 08-31-2023 03:49 AM
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capoetc
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posted 08-31-2023 08:23 PM
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