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Topic: John Fabian, NASA astronaut (1939-2026)
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Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
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posted 05-22-2026 11:52 AM
   
collectSPACE John Fabian, NASA astronaut who was first to catch a satellite in orbit, dies at 87Former NASA astronaut John Fabian, who in 1983 became the first person to deploy and then retrieve a free-flying satellite, has died at 87. Fabian's death on Thursday (May 21) was reported by the Association of Space Explorers, the professional society for international astronauts and cosmonauts, which counted him among their distinguished members.  |
capoetc
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From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 05-22-2026 11:56 AM
Here is a link to John Fabian's NASA Oral History interview from 2006. |
East-Frisian
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From: Germany
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posted 05-22-2026 12:13 PM
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GACspaceguy
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posted 05-22-2026 12:22 PM
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lspooz
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posted 05-22-2026 12:29 PM
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MartinAir
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posted 05-22-2026 01:13 PM
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MSS
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Registered: May 2003
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posted 05-22-2026 01:19 PM
RIP John McCreary. |
dom
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posted 05-22-2026 01:22 PM
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Delta7
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posted 05-22-2026 01:44 PM
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rjb1elec
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posted 05-22-2026 01:58 PM
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brianjbradley
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posted 05-22-2026 02:08 PM
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micropooz
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From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 05-22-2026 02:33 PM
One of the best that I had the privilege to work with (STS-51G). |
MCroft04
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From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 05-22-2026 02:48 PM
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Jurg Bolli
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posted 05-22-2026 02:58 PM
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mach3valkyrie
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From: Albany, Oregon
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posted 05-22-2026 04:06 PM
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mode1charlie
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Registered: Sep 2010
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posted 05-22-2026 04:09 PM
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SpaceAholic
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From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
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posted 05-22-2026 04:37 PM
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Rick Mulheirn
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posted 05-22-2026 05:36 PM
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Tom
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From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 05-22-2026 06:53 PM
I had the honor of witnessing both the STS-7 and STS-51G launches from Kennedy Space Center.Godspeed, Sir. |
issman1
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Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 05-22-2026 07:20 PM
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Grounded!
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From: Bennington, Vermont, USA
Registered: Feb 2011
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posted 05-22-2026 07:38 PM
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