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treadigraph
4th Nov 2023, 00:14
Haven't got a link at the mo, but Ken Mattingly, almost Apollo 13 CM pilot and Apollo 16 CM pilot has gone. Plus two Shuttle missions.
Seriously thin on the ground now for those who have left the immediate environs of our planet.
Edit: NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-administrator-remembers-apollo-astronaut-thomas-k-mattingly-ii/
Can't be many of the original Apollo crews left.
RIP.
tdracer
4th Nov 2023, 01:03
Can't be many of the original Apollo crews left.
RIP.Remaining living Apollo astronauts
Bill Anders 90
Frank Borman 95
Rusty Schweickart 88
Tom Stafford 93
Jim Lovell 95
Fred Haise 89
Remaining Astronauts who walked on Moon
David Scott 91
Charlie Duke 88
Harrison Schmitt 88
Buzz Aldrin 93
Given that the youngest is 88, it won't be long before there aren't any left. 50 years ago, I'd never thought I'd live long enough that I'd once again live in a world where no living person had ever visited or walked on another celestial body, but it's becoming increasingly likely that I will.
treadigraph
4th Nov 2023, 11:32
The entire Apollo 8 crew still with us...!
Jhieminga
4th Nov 2023, 16:16
... and he never got the measles. RIP Sir.
...Don't forget (and TBF the NASA obit mention this) in addition to his involvement in Apollo he had two Space Shuttle flights on his CV. The second one (STS-51-C) was the first dedicated DoD mission, some details of which AFAIK are still classified.
Expatrick
4th Nov 2023, 19:10
Remaining living Apollo astronauts
Bill Anders 90
Frank Borman 95
Rusty Schweickart 88
Tom Stafford 93
Jim Lovell 95
Fred Haise 89
Remaining Astronauts who walked on Moon
David Scott 91
Charlie Duke 88
Harrison Schmitt 88
Buzz Aldrin 93
Given that the youngest is 88, it won't be long before there aren't any left. 50 years ago, I'd never thought I'd live long enough that I'd once again live in a world where no living person had ever visited or walked on another celestial body, but it's becoming increasingly likely that I will.
Being an astronaut is clearly a healthy option!
For info link to the NASA oral histories site (phenomenal resource for space flight nuts) , specifically T. K. Mattingly Oral History Interviews (https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/oral_histories/MattinglyTK/mattinglytk.htm).
GeeRam
21st Nov 2023, 14:41
Remaining living Apollo astronauts
Bill Anders 90
Frank Borman 95
Rusty Schweickart 88
Tom Stafford 93
Jim Lovell 95
Fred Haise 89
Remaining Astronauts who walked on Moon
David Scott 91
Charlie Duke 88
Harrison Schmitt 88
Buzz Aldrin 93
Given that the youngest is 88, it won't be long before there aren't any left. 50 years ago, I'd never thought I'd live long enough that I'd once again live in a world where no living person had ever visited or walked on another celestial body, but it's becoming increasingly likely that I will.
Frank Borman died 3 days after this post was made, so his name can be taken off that list.