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Former NACA research pilot Walter P. Jones (b. 1924) was killed, OTD in 1953, in the crash of the YF-89D. At NACA between 1950-1952 he flew the Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak (5 flts), D-558-2 Skyrocket (7 flts), X-4 (14 flts) & the X-5 (8 flts) & as a B-29 launch aircraft co-pilot.
Although many conflicts affected ESRO, the organisation survived largely through Bondi's determined guidance, to evolve into the burgeoning European Space Agency. Characteristically, he attributed this success to his managers.
#OTD 1 November 1919, cosmologist and mathematician Sir Hermann Bondi was born. From 1967 - 1971 he was the 2nd Director General of #ESRO and one of the founders of the European space effort. He passed away in 2005. 👉https://esa.int/About_Us/Corporate_news/Herman_Bondi
U.S. embassies were flooded with congratulations on the achievement of Apollo 11 and President Nixon and his National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger agreed to use the moment to further foreign policy efforts and illustrate the United States as a democratic society willing to share its space knowledge with the world. This led to the organization of a world tour for the Apollo 11 crew and their wives facilitated by the State Department. The overall director of organization was the State Department’s Deputy Chief of Protocol, and the final itinerary included visits to 24 countries and 27 cities, all within 45 days where welcoming crowds at times exceeded one million.
The century of Henry Kissinger was no easy one, but its great challenges fit his great and curious mind. He changed its pace and the face of diplomacy. Crisp in thoughts, prolific in writings. His intellectual legacy will continue to influence the understanding of diplomacy and world order. I was honored to know him.
We are saddened to hear of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
17 décembre 2003Il y a 20 ans, 100 ans jour pour jour après le vol des Frères Wright, disparaissait un des plus grands pilotes d'essais du 20ème siècle : Robert Champine (1921-2003).http://aviation1-spacemen1969.blogspot.com/2011/09/robert-champine-1921-2003-usa.html
24 September 1996. Death of USAF Colonel Henry Charles Gordon (b.23 December 1925). Fighter pilot in the Korean and Vietnam wars, test pilot and astronaut in the X-20 Dyna-Soar program.
Astro Info Service @aisoffice 3:37 PM · Jan 1, 2025Remembering Nikolai Moskalenko BTD 1949. (1976) TsPK 6, no spaceflights; (1976-79) OKP course; (1979-81) test pilot course; (1981-84) Buran group; (1984-85) Salyut 7 group; (1986) medically dismissed; (1986-90) AF test pilot; (1990) retd; (26 Nov 2004) died after a long illness.
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