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[1] [2] Astronauts have also died while training for space missions, such as the Apollo 1 launch pad fire that killed an entire crew of three. There have also been some non-astronaut fatalities during spaceflight-related activities. As of 2025, there have been over 188 fatalities in incidents regarding spaceflight.
Helicopter crashed when overhead and tail rotors broke off from the craft; also killed were fellow Trump Casino executives Mark Grossinger Ettes and Jonathan Benanav. [62] Company founder (and future U.S. president) Donald Trump was reportedly scheduled to go with them on the flight, but cancelled at the last minute. [63] Jorge Ibargüengoitia ...
Helicopter accident Hiller OH-23: Ahmed Ould Bouceif [7] Leader of the Military Junta of Mauritania: 27 January 1979 Dakar Senegal: Airplane accident de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (1940–1981) Jaime Roldós Aguilera [3] [1] President of Ecuador: 24 May 1981 Huairapungo Ecuador: Airplane accident Beechcraft Super King Air (1929–1981)
Astronauts Thomas Stafford, left, and James Lovell speak during a 2015 news conference at the Oklahoma History Center on the 50th anniversary of the Gemini 6/Gemini 7 rendezvous.
1969 August 2 : helicopter landing accident : During NASA astronaut helicopter flight training, astronaut Edward G. Gibson, flying solo, landed a helicopter on a mud flat, near Laporte, TX. The helicopter sank in the mud, flipped over and its spinning rotor blades tore the craft apart. Gibson was uninjured. [21] [22]
This is an alphabetical list of astronauts, people selected to train for a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. For a list of everyone who has flown in space, see List of space travelers by name. More than 600 people have been trained as astronauts.
Family, friends remember medical crew killed in helicopter crash Several pieces of the Bell 206 helicopter's propulsion system were found scattered around the crash site, including the ...
Family, friends remember medical crew killed in helicopter crash. Gannett. Dale Denwalt, The Oklahoman. January 24, 2024 at 7:02 AM. ... More: Oklahoma helicopter crash leaves 3 dead, ...