Obituaries Related to "Moon" from New York Times Archive
Richard Gordon, Astronaut Who Reached for Moon and Very Nearly Made It, Dies at 88
Mr. Gordon undertook a harrowing spacewalk in 1966 and orbited the moon in 1969, but he never achieved his dream of walking on the lunar surface.
LUNA 12 IS SPEEDING TOWARD MOON ORBIT; Corpsman Dies in Nepal
MOSCOW, Oct. 23 (UPI)-- The Soviet Union's Luna 12 spacecraft raced toward the moon today on an orbital flight aimed at giving Soviet astronauts a photographic survey of possible landing sites.
Jack Garman, Whose Judgment Call Saved Moon Landing, Dies at 72
Mr. Garman was at a back-room console on July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong told mission control of a possible computer systems overload. “As long as it doesn’t reoccur, it’s fine,” Mr. Garman said.
George Mueller, Engineer Who Helped Put Man on Moon, Dies at 97
As a NASA official, Dr. Mueller saw the space program’s potential and played a critical role in fulfilling President John F. Kennedy’s vision.
Weekly Popcast: ‘New Moon’ Soundtrack, Chavela Vargas Tribute and More
Also this week, Todd Goldstein of Arms plays live in our studio and talks about his new album and the breakup of his former band, the Harlem Shakes.
Weekly Popcast: 'New Moon' Soundtrack, Chavela Vargas Tribute and More
Also this week, Todd Goldstein of Arms plays live in our studio and talks about his new album and the breakup of his former band, the Harlem Shakes.
Alan Bean, 4th Person to Walk on the Moon, Dies at 86
After leaving NASA, Mr. Bean, a former Navy test pilot, became a full-time artist, creating images of space exploration.
LUNA 12 IS SPEEDING TOWARD MOON ORBIT; Corpsman Dies in Nepal
MOSCOW, Oct. 23 (UPI)-- The Soviet Union's Luna 12 spacecraft raced toward the moon today on an orbital flight aimed at giving Soviet astronauts a photographic survey of possible landing sites.
Alfred Worden, 88, Dies; Orbited Moon and Walked in Deep Space
While two Apollo 15 crewmen roamed the lunar surface on a scientific mission, he took valuable photographs from the space capsule.
Alan Bean, 4th Person to Walk on the Moon, Dies at 86
After leaving NASA, Mr. Bean, a former Navy test pilot, became a full-time artist, creating images of space exploration.
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His Grammy-winning records as well as his starring role in the cult movie “The Harder They Come” in 1972 boosted a career spanning seven decades.
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Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Black Power Activist Known as H. Rap Brown, Dies at 82
A charismatic orator in the 1960s, he called for armed resistance to white oppression. As a Muslim cleric, he was convicted of murder in 2000 and died in detention.
Lee Tamahori, Director of Film Voted New Zealand’s Best, Dies at 75
He reimagined “Once Were Warriors,” a novel about a Maori family, as a film that became a worldwide phenomenon. He went on to direct Hollywood movies.
Dorothy Vogel, Librarian With a Vast Art Collection, Dies at 90
On modest civil servants’ salaries, she and her husband amassed a trove of some 4,000 works by art-world luminaries, storing them in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment.
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