Renowned Pad Leader Guenter Wendt Dies at 85

[asterix]

A link to the article on NASA's website

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/wendtobit.html

[neosonic2k]

"I wonder where Guenter Wendt?"

He's probably shaking the hands of the Apollo 1 crew, as well as the STS-51L and STS-107 crews now.

R.I.P. Guenter Wendt, the best pad leader NASA has ever had.

[Spaceguy5]

Rest-in-peace. I was taking a nap, and suddenly got a text through twitter saying he was dead. I just couldn't believe it... It just shows how old (Yet still young) our space program is.

Here's a really good and in-depth article about him: http://flametrench.flatoday.net/2010/05/legendary-pad-leader-guenter-wendt-dies.html

[Derrick]

Truly a legend in his own right. May you now too soar with Eagles. Rest in peace.

[Admin]

Another sad moment. Pity he didn't live to see the last Shuttle flight...

May he rest in peace.

/Admin

[bradleyjs]

Ironically, the wife and I just (re) watched Apollo 13 (seen it 30 times now) on Sunday night and I commented to her about him last night ...

[ASFalcon13]

Definitely one of the most colorful characters to ever be part of the US space program.  We'll all miss him!

[schmidtrock]