Seem like have a disposable junk barge named after you would be a dubious honor.
>>>Seem like have a disposable junk barge named after you would be a dubious honor.<<<
I had the same reaction. Then as it turned out, history didn’t do any favors, especially because:
“Following a deorbit engine firing on Saturday, July 13, Cygnus will begin a planned destructive re-entry, in which the spacecraft – filled with trash packed by the station crew – will safely burn up in Earth’s atmosphere.”
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Robertson died May 24, 2001, in Houston from burn injuries sustained in the crash of a private plane at Wolfe Air Park, Manvel, Texas, on May 22, 2001; she was 38 years old. Robertson had been providing instruction to a private pilot when control of the aircraft was lost.[6]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Robertson
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
the flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a touch-and-go landing, for an undetermined reason.
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The airplane came to rest 40 feet past the departure end of runway 02, in a near 90-degree nose down attitude, against a tree. The airplane was consumed by fire. Both pilots sustained multiple injuries, including burns to 90% of their bodies. On May 24, 2001, the flight instructor succumbed to her injuries, and subsequently, the private pilot succumbed to his injuries.
Then to add insult to injury, is that a typo on the report? In this day and age, these sorts of details leap right off the page:
Pilot Information
Certificate:
Flight Instructor; Commercial
Age:
38, Male