Comments on: Ron Parise, 1951 – 2008

By: NASA UFOs explained | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

NASA UFOs explained | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:00:20 +0000

[...] swore up and down that these particles were spaceships. The astronaut — my friend the late Ron Parise — showed that the "UFOs" also seemed to change directions right after the vernier [...]

By: The Bad Astronomer

The Bad Astronomer — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:44:33 +0000

Doug, I forgot about his gadgets! You could always see his car across the GSFC parking lot; it was festooned with antennas. It looked like he could pick up Mars on that stuff.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:02:48 +0000

I was privileged to know Ron, too. We both worked for CSC, and friends through another Youngstown Ohio person. He was a great guy. Loved the latest gadgets; he had GPS long before the rest of us. Very down to earth, for an astronaut. He will be missed.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:44:56 +0000

Sorry to hear. Sad to lose another great smart human being.

By: ZaphodBeeblebrox

ZaphodBeeblebrox — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:36:26 +0000

WOW, My Father just Turned 59, But his Father Barely Lived to be 54 …

Still, It Flat out Sucks to Lose a Friend Phil; One of Mine Died Recently, Too, And he was Only 29 …

So, do you think his Space Exposure, had Anything to do with his Cancer?

>:D<

By: Freiddie

Freiddie — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:41:20 +0000

I’m really sorry hear this.

This kind of reminds me of the Cosmic Variance post about John Wheeler: http://cosmicvariance.com/2008/04/13/goodbye

By: MedTek(sandra)

MedTek(sandra) — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:36:49 +0000

Ron was an all around Good Guy. Nobody had to be nice to us needle-wielding ‘vampires’ (and believe me, there were some who were very un-nice). Nobody had to take the time to tell us neat stuff. But Ron did. He’s one of the first astronauts I ever met, and a great mind, always very kind, and always wanting everyone around to learn more.