Doug Rickard was an Australian-born space engineer known for his engineering stories at the Woomera Deep Space Station. He died in 2002 from myelofibrosis due to cobalt-60 exposure at the Maralinga nuclear test facility. His humorous narratives include hand-decoding images from Mariner 4 and running a magnetic tape recorder over its rated speed to capture Ranger 9's moon impact video. He also contributed to Project Athena at MIT, developing a version of the Kerberos Authentication System for export purposes.
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Meaning of the name - Doug
dark water, black stream
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Doug Rickard belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Cause of Death: myelofibrosis caused by contact with cobalt-60
Occupation: engineer
Employers: Woomera Deep Space Station | Digital Equipment Corporation
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Ephemeris for May 26, 1939
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 26, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for May 26, 2025 |
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| Sun | 4 Gemini 32 | 5 Gemini 42 | 26 Leo 46 |
| Moon | 14 Virgo 18 | 29 Taurus 50 | 12 Scorpio 23 |
| Mercury | 21 Taurus 5 | 1 Gemini 27 | 12 Leo 8 |
| Venus | 7 Taurus 22 | 19 Aries 57 | 22 Leo 21 |
| Mars | 0 Aquarius 30 | 18 Leo 16 | 24 Capricorn 0 |
| Jupiter | 2 Aries 44 | 26 Gemini 50 | 7 Aries 57 |
| Saturn | 26 Aries 33 | 0 Aries 1 | 1 Taurus 22 |
| Uranus | 18 Taurus 51 | 27 Taurus 49 | 21 Taurus 57 |
| Neptune | 20 Virgo 33 | 1 Aries 45 | 22 Virgo 5 |
| Pluto | 29 Cancer 37 | 3 Aquarius 42 | 1 Leo 48 |
| Rahu | 7 Scorpio 9 | 23 Pisces 46 | 2 Scorpio 36 |
| Ketu | 7 Taurus 9 | 23 Virgo 46 | 2 Taurus 36 |
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