Brian O'Leary RIP July 28, 2011

[bananas]

Just heard this on Coast To Coast AM,
can't find any official sources to confirm this,
but his wikipedia entry was just updated too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_O%27Leary

Brian Todd O'Leary (January 27, 1940 - July 28, 2011) was an American scientist, author, and former NASA astronaut.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brian_O%27Leary&action=history

Revision history of Brian O'Leary

18:10, 31 July 2011 190.111.70.132 (talk) (25,932 bytes) (Added death date.)

[midnight]

1. K&R He was part of the group of astronauts known as the scientist astronauts...

I always thought all astronauts were scientist....

" He was a member of the sixth group of astronauts selected by NASA in August 1967. The members of this group of eleven were known as the scientist-astronauts, intended to train for the Apollo Applications Program - a follow-on to the Apollo Program, which was ultimately canceled. He is currently an advocate of utilizing exotic energy sources to resolve humanity’s energy problems."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_O%27Leary

[gateley]

2. Oh, I'm so sorry. Rest in Peace.

I saw him years ago at the International Forum on New Science in Ft. Collins, CO - he was wonderful.

[Orsino]

3. I saw him speak back in the mid-seventies...

...on the subject of L5 colonization.