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"Life, for ever dying to be born afresh, for ever young and eager, will presently stand upon this earth as upon a footstool, and stretch out its realm amidst the stars."
-H.G. Wells
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Longtime NASA worker Guenter Wendt died on Monday. Wendt was 85 years old and passed away at his Merritt Island home. He was the original pad leader for NASA’s manned space program and was the last person the Apollo astronauts saw before launching to the moon, according to collectSPACE.com. (via)

Longtime NASA worker Guenter Wendt died on Monday.

Wendt was 85 years old and passed away at his Merritt Island home. He was the original pad leader for NASA’s manned space program and was the last person the Apollo astronauts saw before launching to the moon, according to collectSPACE.com. (via)