Guenter Wendt, 85, 'Pad Leader' for NASA's moon missions, dies

[FordPrefect]

Sad news.

Another great character of mankind's greatest adventure is gone.

http://collectspace.com/news/news-050310a.html

 

[Urwumpe]

Rest in peace, Guenter.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Rest In Peace to a geat man. He will be missed.

 

[Zatnikitelman]

Rest in Peace "Führer of der Launch Pad." And thanks for seeing our heroes safely off on their grand missions! You will be missed

 

[AirSimming]

What a nice humorous person. We enter a period of time in which Apollo is going to become more and more history by loosing its witnesses.

R.I.P. Guenter

 

[Star Voyager]

He was my friend's neighbor. He was going to get me Guenter's autograph, but never got the chance. I even met Guenter and sat with him at the World Space Expo in 2007. I now know where Guenter Wendt. Rest in peace, pad Führer.

 

[Dambuster]

RIP Guenter.

 

[Ghostrider]

See you Up There, Guenter.

 

[FordPrefect]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efmuBBtwI5c

 

[Izack]

There goes a great man. I'm sorry to hear it.
Rest in peace, Mr. Wendt.

 

[Andy44]

Sad day. RIP.

 

[tblaxland]

Rest in peace. A true legend.

 

[Notebook]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efmuBBtwI5c

Apogee Books have added another video;

http://www.apogeebooks.com/

N.

 

[Loru]

Rest In Peace.

 

[anemazoso]

R.I.P Guenter. King of the pad rats!!

 

[AirSimming]

Short news broadcast:

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsUjBIHbig4"]YouTube- NASA's Guenter Wendt Dies At 85[/nomedia]


Another tribute:

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFgJDhRFS_c"]YouTube- A TRIBUTE TO GUENTER WENDT[/nomedia]


BTW: was anything shown on German TV? I didn't see anything. But I think most German journalists don't know him anyway, less than ever average Germans.

 

[Urwumpe]

BTW: was anything shown on German TV? I didn't see anything. But I think most German journalists don't know him anyway, less than ever average Germans.

No, not at all yet. German journalists are always missing the real stories....

 

[Tycho]

In Gene Cernan's book, Cernan expressed his fondness of Guenter when he wished them luck on launch day as they strapped in. This man was genuinely respected by the Apollo astronauts. Good luck to you too, Mr. Wendt. Rest in Peace.

 

[Bloodworth]

RIP.

Hmmm, I \wonder where Gunter Wendt??

 

[Fabri91]

RIP

@Bloodworth: saw that quote from Apollo 13 just a short while ago.