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Apollo astronaut Frank Borman has died

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Re: Apollo astronaut Frank Borman has died

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Post by alephnerd »

tahoeskibum wrote: post #50
alephnerd wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> next person walk on the moon. 2025-2026 if everything goes to plan at NASA The Chinese also announced that they will be attempting to build a lunar base with Russia, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Venezuela, South Africa, UAE, and Belarus by 2035. I'm curious what JAXA, ESA, and ISRO are going to try with regards to human space flight. I know JAXA and ISRO work very closely with each other, but seem to be much more probe an…

Aren't JAXA, ESA and ISRO part of the Artemis Accords? ISRO has human spaceflight planned for 2024.

Artemis Accords =/= Artemis Program.

Artemis Program - Land on the moon and make a habitation station

Artemis Accords - A global legal agreement on Space Exploraration and Research.

The naming is confusing (and I think partially done on purpose)

Re: Apollo astronaut Frank Borman has died

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Post by 93po »

jebarker wrote: post #10

I think there are now only eight men still alive that flew to the moon and only four that walked on it. I hope there'll be some still alive to see the next person walk on the moon.

I have no idea what physical shape Aldrin is in these days at 90 years old, but it's really interesting to think if he holds out another few years, he might be able to return if there's any realistic chance he could withstand the g forces and zero gravity.

Re: Apollo astronaut Frank Borman has died

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Post by xwdv »

ianlevesque wrote: post #40
chihuahua wrote: post #33

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Makes sense; if you want to build a lunar base, you gotta have Venezuela and Azerbaijan on your team, otherwise it's basically futile.

In the United States the space race led to a ton of STEM education, and secondary technology use cases. It would amazing to get similar benefits in those countries.

We need those benefits for the US.

Re: Apollo astronaut Frank Borman has died

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Post by 77pt77 »

Kon-Peki wrote: post #42
lalabert wrote: post #32

Apollo 8 was the greatest of all the Apollo missions. The greatest leap into the unknown with the greatest number of unknowns! For me, Borman and his crewmates never quite got the kudos they deserved. A true loss.

> Borman and his crewmates never quite got the kudos they deserved. It’s worse than that. Indiana named a horrible stretch of perpetually under construction interstate after him.

Does it go near Gary?

Re: Apollo astronaut Frank Borman has died

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Post by 77pt77 »

93po wrote: post #52
jebarker wrote: post #10

I think there are now only eight men still alive that flew to the moon and only four that walked on it. I hope there'll be some still alive to see the next person walk on the moon.

I have no idea what physical shape Aldrin is in these days at 90 years old, but it's really interesting to think if he holds out another few years, he might be able to return if there's any realistic chance he could withstand the g forces and zero gravity.

Well, he got married to a much younger woman.

Can't be in very bad shape.

Re: Apollo astronaut Frank Borman has died

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Post by tbossanova »

dylan604 wrote: post #13
lotsofpulp wrote: post #6

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Why would I expect someone to host/write it for free?

When were obits ever free? The family typically paid to run an obit in the paper. I can't imagine why it would be any different. After that, people had to pay $0.25 to $2.00 for the paper to see them.

Libraries typically keep archives of newspapers accessible for free. I imagine the long record of obituaries in this archive would be invaluable for certain types of research.

Re: Apollo astronaut Frank Borman has died

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Post by anjel »

77pt77 wrote: post #55
93po wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have no idea what physical shape Aldrin is in these days at 90 years old, but it's really interesting to think if he holds out another few years, he might be able to return if there's any realistic chance he could withstand the g forces and zero gravity.

Well, he got married to a much younger woman. Can't be in very bad shape.

Funny you should say that. The Buzz about Aldrin's Competency: https://lindleylawoffice.com/blog/2018/06/27/the-buzz-about-...

Re: Apollo astronaut Frank Borman has died

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Post by GolfPopper »

chihuahua wrote: post #33
alephnerd wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> next person walk on the moon. 2025-2026 if everything goes to plan at NASA The Chinese also announced that they will be attempting to build a lunar base with Russia, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Venezuela, South Africa, UAE, and Belarus by 2035. I'm curious what JAXA, ESA, and ISRO are going to try with regards to human space flight. I know JAXA and ISRO work very closely with each other, but seem to be much more probe an…

Makes sense; if you want to build a lunar base, you gotta have Venezuela and Azerbaijan on your team, otherwise it's basically futile.

Venezuela would make a pretty attractive launch site.

Re: Apollo astronaut Frank Borman has died

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Post by rayrey »

xwdv wrote: post #53
ianlevesque wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In the United States the space race led to a ton of STEM education, and secondary technology use cases. It would amazing to get similar benefits in those countries.

We need those benefits for the US.

Fix the immigration system

Re: Apollo astronaut Frank Borman has died

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Post by hcrisp »

dkislyuk wrote: post #15

Rocket Men by Robert Kurson tells the Apollo 8 story in a captivating manner. Some of the passages are quite dramatic but it's justified given the litany of firsts accomplished by the mission.

I read it recently. I came away amused by Borman being such a no-nonsense person. He would warn the other guys on his crew if they joked too much or goofed off. He was a straight shooter, and didn't mind telling NASA when something wasn't being done right.

When Apollo 11 landed on the moon he considered the job done. He thought they had beaten the Russians to the moon and why would anybody want to go back?

He was devoted to his wife, who suffered from addictions due to the frazzled life of her husband's career.

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