Posted on 04/19/2007 12:55:43 PM PDT by Rockitz
Friend and former co-worker, boris, passed away the weekend of 7 April at age 55 and was laid to rest in the Hollywood Hills on 16 April. He maintained a relatively anonymous existence here at FR since signing on 19 July 1998 and most recently posted on 29 March. He was an accomplished rocket scientist with an MS in mechanical engineering from MIT (1975) and BS in mechanical engineering from Cornell and was involved in many programs throughout his career from directed energy systems (e.g. lasers) to advanced propulsion systems such as nuclear thermal rocket engines, Peacekeeper Stage IV, various satellite systems, space station propulsion, advanced pulse detonation system concepts, solar rockets, propulsion systems for MESUR (precursor to Mars Pathfinder) and ARTEMIS (Moon Base) projects, Mars ascent engine, through his most recent work on the THAAD program. Additionally, he was a corporate and national resource with regard to Russian rocket technology and worked on studies of the RD-170, RD-0120, RD-701, NK-33, and D-57 engine systems. He was also a PC guru who independently wrote and sold graphics software for a number of applications. Originally from the Baltimore, Maryland, he was Jewish by birth, a science fiction buff, and enjoyed the music of Mike Oldfield. He was a strong supporter of Israel, an early critic of global warming by humans, and as a proud gun-owner he frequently posted in supported of 2nd amendment rights. He was a diabetic and had double bypass surgery in 1999 at age 48. He got me interested in FR early and I lurked for a couple years before signing on. Our conversations helped form my own conservative perspectives as well as those of many others. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and colleagues.
RIP, boris.
Oh man!
Yet another FReeper dying without permission. Ugh.
I’m going to miss him as well.
So many accomplishments in so few years, God Bless you, Boris and may God comfort your family and friends.
Farewell boris. RIP. Thank you Rockitz.
I always hate to hear of Freepers moving on, like this. We need all the good ones we can get. Boris sounds like a guy I would have liked to have sat down and asked questions of for hours on end. This would have probably driven him to distraction, but perhaps not.
Thanks for the great listing of his background. Very very interesting...
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Thank you for letting us know. I remember boris, a very interesting man, and reading his history, now I understand why. May he rest in peace.
Rest in peace, boris.
Thank you for posting this, Rockitz, and prayers for you and all of boris’ loved ones.
pax
Rest in peace, boris.
And may God grant comfort to your family and friends.
May God bless all boris’ loved ones as they deal with his homegoing.
RIP and may G-d take him to his side. Did he leave a wife and children behiind?
RIP Boris.
Prayers for the family?
...and Rockitz, thank you for the tribute.
Thanks for sharing the info about boris. May he rest in peace, and may the Lord be looking after his soul.
Condolences to you and Boris’ family, Rockitz.
RIP, boris. Prayers for you and your family.
Wow that sucks, I liked his posts. Losing a lot, I guess online communinities being so big and new, will be getting more and more of this. Very sad.
I’ll miss him, I learned a few things about aerospace technology from his posts.
May the peace that surpasses all understanding rest upon you.
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