Friday, November 12, 2021

Rest In Peace, Glen de Vries (1972-2021)...

A pre-launch portrait of Glen de Vries in his Blue Origin flight suit last month.
Blue Origin

It's been sadly reported today that Glen de Vries, one of the three crew members who traveled to the edge of space with actor William Shatner on October 13, died from a plane crash in New Jersey yesterday. De Vries was 49.

My condolences to his family and friends.

The legacy of de Vries, a space advocate who was also an entrepreneur who co-founded the company Medidata Solutions and was an alumnus at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania, will not be forgetten. Ad astra.

Glen de Vries, Audrey Powers, William Shatner and Chris Boshuizen pose for the camera inside the New Shepard capsule while floating 66 miles (106 kilometers) above the Earth...on October 13, 2021.
Blue Origin

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