Category Archives: In der Zeit

Meine Sammlung von ‘ausgeschnittenen’ Artikeln aus der Wochenzeitung ‘Die Zeit’

“John always had the right stuff“

New York Times: John Glenn, American Hero of the Space Age, Dies at 95.

“John Glenn, a freckle-faced son of Ohio who was hailed as a national hero and a symbol of the space age as the first American to orbit Earth, then became a national political figure for 24 years in the Senate, died on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio. He was 95.
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Finally, 36 years after his Mercury flight, in the last months of his final Senate term, he got his wish for a return to orbit. […] At 77, he became the oldest person to go into space.”

NASA has a lot of material and further links on their John Glenn page.

Deutsche Welle: Former US astronaut and senator John Glenn dead aged 95. “John Glenn, the first US astronaut to orbit Earth and a former Ohio senator, has died at 95. Hailed as “the ultimate hometown hero,” he served as a senator for 24 years and later became the oldest man in space.”

Die Zeit: Astronautenlegende John Glenn – ein Pfadfinder im Weltraum. “Was für ein Leben: John Glenn umkreiste vor 50 Jahren nicht nur als erster US-Amerikaner die Erde. Er wollte Präsident werden und flog mit 77 ein zweites Mal ins All.” Von Hellmuth Vensky, 20. Februar 2012.

Hans-Dietrich Genscher

Deutsche Welle: Ex-Außenminister Genscher gestorben. “Der langjährige Außenminister und FDP-Chef Hans-Dietrich Genscher ist tot. Dies gab sein Büro in Bonn bekannt. Genscher starb im Alter von 89 Jahren an Herz-Kreislaufversagen.”

Ein akzeptierter Liberaler – wie das Ausland Genscher sah. “Für viele Politiker hatte Hans-Dietrich Genscher eine tragende Rolle bei der deutschen Wiedervereinigung. Einige nennen ihn einen Weggefährten – für den letzten Sowjet-Präsidenten Gorbatschow war er mehr als das.”

Die Zeit: Hans-Dietrich Genscher: Der ewige Diplomat. “Verhandeln, reden, weiterverhandeln, das konnte er wie kaum ein anderer. Hans-Dietrich Genscher, der Langzeit-Außenminister und Ultrarealist, prägte eine ganze Epoche.” Von Ludwig Greven.

Der Außenminister der Einheit. “Hans-Dietrich Genscher war eine der prägenden Gestalten der Bundesrepublik. Der Höhepunkt seiner Politik war die Wiedervereinigung. Sein Leben in Bildern.”

Deutsche Welle: Obituary: Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher dies, aged 89. “Hans-Dietrich Genscher was a politician who shaped Germany and a statesman who contributed to reunification. As a foreign minister, he was respected worldwide.”

Leaders at home and abroad mourn Genscher’s death. “German leaders have commended the late Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher. From Gorbachev to Kissinger, leaders from across the globe also paid their respects to one of modern Germany’s pivotal figures.”

Opinion: Genscher was Germany’s master of compromise. “Hans-Dietrich Genscher set the standard for a German foreign minister. However, in the 21st century, it increasingly seems less possible to achieve what he did, DW Editor-in-Chief Alexander Kudascheff writes.”

In memory of Hans-Dietrich Genscher. “Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher dies, aged 89. In 1974, he became Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister, two offices he held for 18 years. His greatest hour came during the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989/90.”