【题目】They asked Katherine Johnson for the moon, and she gave it to them. With little more than a pencil, a slide rule and one of the finest mathematical minds in the country, Mrs. Johnson, who died at 101 on Monday, calculated the precise track that would let Apollo 11 land on th...
"'Al' died in his sleep last night. The family thank [sic] you all for your kindness, thoughts and prayers," astatement postedto Worden's Twitter account read. "NASA sends its condolences to the family and loved ones of Apollo astronaut Al Worden, an astronaut whose achievements in space...
Celebrity Stars we lost in 2022 Remembering the celebrities who died in the past year. By EW Staff Updated on January 9, 2023 07:00AM EST Olivia Newton-John, Nichelle Nichols, and Ray Liotta. Photo: Everett Collection; CBS via Getty Images; Rebecca Sapp/WireImage It's always hard to ...
numbers 1 and 2 (Morozov was initially appointed ‘deputy director’ at his former home, and allocated three rooms to inhabit with his family). Morozov died in Karlsbad in 1921 at the age of 49, and a few years later
He wrote “Lonely Boy” for his mother, who died of diabetes. Wrote the 1960 song “Puppy Love” about his romance withAnnette Funicello. In 1972 the song became a huge hit for Donny Osmond. “My Way” is tagged as the “Killer Song” in the Philippines. It’s the top pick of drin...
Frank Borman, an astronaut who flew on the Apollo 8 mission that orbited the moon, has died, NASA announced. He was 95. Borman died Tuesday in Billings, Montana,according to NASA. NASA administrator Bill Nelson, in a statement, called Borman "one of NASA's best" and "a true American ...
Also among those who died this year was a man who held the title of baseball’s home run king for years. Hank Aaron, who died in January, endured racist threats on his path to breaking Babe Ruth’s record and is still considered one of the game’s greatest players. ...
Carl Weathers, best known for his portrayal of Apollo Creed in the Rocky series, is a multi-talented individual who has proven himself as an actor, director, and former professional football player. Born on January 14, 1948, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Weathers pursued both...
Maclay quickly recognised these drawings as the work of Louis Wain (1860–1939), a popular but financially unsuccessful commercial illustrator, who had died in July of the same year. Wain is played by Benedict Cumberbatch in a biopic released in January 2022 in the UK, which explores his scan...
22 – Wayne Swinny (59): Founding member of the band Saliva – Died at the age of 59. Just a few hours before his death, it was announced that the guitarist had been hospitalized after suffering a brain hemorrhage – age 59. 23 – Steve Mackey (56):Notable as Pulp’s bassist, contr...