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Title: Renowned Pad Leader Guenter Wendt Dies at 85
Post by: asterix on May 04, 2010, 02:50:40 AM

A link to the article on NASA's website

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

Title: Re: Renowned Pad Leader Guenter Wendt Dies at 85
Post by: neosonic2k on May 04, 2010, 03:11:12 AM

"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.

Title: Re: Renowned Pad Leader Guenter Wendt Dies at 85
Post by: Spaceguy5 on May 04, 2010, 08:50:27 AM

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 (http://flametrench.flatoday.net/2010/05/legendary-pad-leader-guenter-wendt-dies.html)

Title: Re: Renowned Pad Leader Guenter Wendt Dies at 85
Post by: Derrick on May 04, 2010, 11:26:54 AM

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

Title: Re: Renowned Pad Leader Guenter Wendt Dies at 85
Post by: Admin on May 04, 2010, 03:38:25 PM

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

May he rest in peace.

/Admin

Title: Re: Renowned Pad Leader Guenter Wendt Dies at 85
Post by: bradleyjs on May 05, 2010, 03:50:35 AM

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 ...

Title: Re: Renowned Pad Leader Guenter Wendt Dies at 85
Post by: ASFalcon13 on May 07, 2010, 11:32:17 AM

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

Title: Re: Renowned Pad Leader Guenter Wendt Dies at 85
Post by: schmidtrock on May 11, 2010, 09:05:43 AM

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