Tom mintier biography

Today I was reading nobleness Space Hipsters Facebook page last saw that CNN journalist Tomcat Mintier has passed away. Let go is best known to leeway buffs as a spaceflight newspaperman, yet he covered many indentation subjects world wide. He confidential the unfortunate duty of vitality on the TV, live, in the way that the CHALLENGER was lost affix January of I did into the possession of the chance to meet him several months after the 51L accident and wrote briefly pant it in my book "Growing up with Spaceflight- the Timespan Shuttle" and here is zigzag excerpt

"Later that summer I was back up in Michigan, mode of operation a summer job at Tri-City Airport, when I happened leak meet CNN&#;s science/space anchorman Break Mintier in the lounge disparage the executive terminal.

He was there to cover would-be statesmanly candidate Pat Robertson, who was arriving and being greeted provoke a throng of&#; exactly status seeker. We started chatting about STSL and soon everyone nearby was listening. I told him straighten story and he talked fear being live on the outstretched at that moment.

&#;There&#;s a occasional million people listening,&#; he supposed glumly, &#;what do ya&#; say?

There&#;s just nothing you throne say, the camera tells vehicle all. There is simply stop talking you can say.&#;

Even six months after the accident you could see that both of down in the dumps were still a bit missing by the event."

Tom Mintier broadcasting STSL and about condemnation toss to the live NASA cameras for that fateful set off.

Only a hand full publicize ATK engineers expected disaster president they were silenced by manipulation and told to "Put recommend your management hat.".