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Topic: Photo of the week 319 (December 11, 2010)
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heng44
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From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 12-11-2010 02:01 AM
   
 Four T-38 jets prepare to assume the 'missing man' formation prior to an overflight of Ellington Field near JSC for the memorial service for astronaut Patricia Hilliard Robertson on May 29, 2001. Ed Hengeveld |
East-Frisian
Member Posts: 586
From: Germany
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 12-11-2010 02:52 AM
Sad cause, but beautiful shot. |
astro-nut
Member Posts: 946
From: Washington, IL
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 12-11-2010 06:26 AM
Does anyone know who the pilots were for the T-38's? Does it include any astronauts? |
Apollo Redux
Member Posts: 346
From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 12-12-2010 02:08 PM
The first I've ever heard about Dr. Patricia Hilliard Robertson.Another example of how these 'History Photo of the Week' offerings, can open your eyes. Thanks for posting. |
Lou Chinal
Member Posts: 1306
From: Staten Island, NY
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 12-13-2010 06:00 AM
Patricia Robertson had not yet been assigned to a flight. That is why her name does not appear on 'The Wall' at KSC. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-13-2010 08:29 AM
I do not believe Patricia Hilliard Robertson's lack of a flight assignment is why she is missing from the Space Mirror Memorial. Like Ed Givens, her absence seems to be attributed to her death being while "off-duty" (though it is debatable if Givens was off-duty at the time of his death). Robertson died as a result of severe injuries sustained from a crash while flying as the instructor/passenger in a Gideon Wittman Tailwind W8 experimental, amateur-built airplane that also took the life of the pilot/owner of the plane. For reasons never made entirely clear, the Astronaut Memorial Foundation, which administers the Space Mirror at Kennedy Space Center, only honors astronauts who died while on active duty to the program. |
Lou Chinal
Member Posts: 1306
From: Staten Island, NY
Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 12-13-2010 08:36 AM
Maybe we should start a campaign to get her name put on? |
East-Frisian
Member Posts: 586
From: Germany
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 12-13-2010 11:46 AM
My knowledge is, that she did not complete her training to become an astronaut, Givens had. So that might be the reason that her name does not appear on 'The Wall' at KSC. |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 1328
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 12-13-2010 02:11 PM
Those jets look so graceful they almost look like birds in flight. |
Delta7
Member Posts: 1505
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 12-13-2010 04:25 PM
She had completed ASCAN training at the time of her death, and was a member of the Expedition 2 support crew which was in progress at the time as well.
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nojnj
Member Posts: 503
From: Highland Heights, KY
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted 12-18-2010 05:44 PM
When did this happen? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-18-2010 05:49 PM
Robertson died on May 24, 2001. As Ed notes in his original post, the memorial service was held five days later. |
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