<div dir="ltr"><div>Harold</div><div><br></div><div>I had always assumed that. I was out there with Bob as he gradually withered from the tall, healthy man that he had always been. Al was like that. I am so glad I had the privilege to know both of them. His book should be required reading for all engineers.</div><div><br></div><div>Two of his great quotes: "That's a really GOOD, Bad Idea." and his quip about liquid propulsion: "if it doesn't leak, it is empty."</div><div><br></div><div>Jamie<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 1:04 PM Harold Whitesides <<a href="mailto:haroldw@hiwaay.net">haroldw@hiwaay.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid"><div lang="EN-US" style="-ms-word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="gmail-m_-668025267662532404WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Al McDonald was a giant of a man both ethically and technically. I worked with him on the Shuttle Booster Motor during the redesign and we had many exchanges during meetings with NASA officials. He was principally responsible for getting ATK to support Bob Lyles during retirement when he was permanently disabled with his Lyme-type disease. Al could always be depended on for doing what was right.<u><u></u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><u> <u></u></u></span></u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Attached is a photo of Al and myself at the February 2000 firing of a Shuttle flight safety motor, FSM-8. It was a very cold and windy day!<u><u></u></u></span></u></u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Harold<u><u></u></u></span></u></u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><u> <u></u></u></span></u></u></u></p><div><div style="border-width:1pt medium medium;border-style:solid none none;border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentColor currentColor;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><b>From:</b> List <<a href="mailto:list-bounces@hdaa.info" target="_blank">list-bounces@hdaa.info</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cecil Stokes<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 7, 2021 8:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> HDAA-info-list <<a href="mailto:list@hdaa.info" target="_blank">list@hdaa.info</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Craig Turpin <<a href="mailto:wcturp@aol.com" target="_blank">wcturp@aol.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [List] Sad News: Al McDonald<u><u></u></u></u></u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u><u><u><u> <u></u></u></u></u></u></p><p><u><u><u><span style="font-size:18pt">Just got sad news on Al McDonald: <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/03/07/974534021/remembering-allan-mcdonald-he-refused-to-approve-challenger-launch-exposed-cover" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2021/03/07/974534021/remembering-allan-mcdonald-he-refused-to-approve-challenger-launch-exposed-cover</a></span><u><u></u></u></u></u></u></p></div></div><u><u><u>_______________________________________________<br>
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