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.

By: Jewel

Jewel — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:26:54 +0000

Aw, Phil, I’m sorry to hear this news. It’s never easy to find out a friend has passed. And Ron still had so much left to contribute. It sounds like he was a really great guy. The human race is lucky to have had him as a member for the 56 short years he was here.

By: Will. M

Will. M — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:29:49 +0000

News of the death of a relatively young person is always painful; it is even more painful when the person has been a worthwhile contributor to society: artistically, in the sciences, or in a humanitarian way. And to die because of cancer, a disease which has ravaged humans for so long, the mysteries of which now seem close to being solved by medical science, surely adds to the pain. May his wife and children find solace in the memory of their husband and father; may his friends cherish his memory.

By: Cello Man

Cello Man — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:28:27 +0000

Rest in peace, Rocket Man.