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Date of upload: May 1, 2024 ^^
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I had the honor of meeting the Apollo 15 astronauts during an event in Salt Lake City in the fall of 71 when I was 11 years old. When their schedule for the day was announced my mom actually wrote to Gov. Rampton lamenting the lack of opportunity for just regular folks to see the astronauts that day. In response he arranged for me to spend the entire day with one of his aides travelling with the astronauts around the city to some of the events where the astronauts would be. I got to shake hands with all three of them and have a large print of their mission patch signed by each one of them. One of the most memorable days of my life thanks to my wonderful parents; my dad for getting me interested in flying and space and my mom for making the impossible possible.
Thank you mom and dad, RIP
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I was 16 when Neil stepped off that ladder. I had, as a Young Brit, fully expected them to say how great the USA was in those first words. Even at that age, Neils' words brought me to tears as it was such a poignant statement. Now at 70, they are still my greatest Heroes. Niel, Buz and Michael took the greatest of risks to do what they did and for me personally, these guys deserve to make something out of such a dangerous mission. It all seems so petty to me. I get the point but even so. These guys were the right stuff and always will be in my eyes. I might also add that I love your channel and your accurate factual narrative on many subjects.
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I landed a summer internship at Grumman Aerospace in my sophomore year (1967] at New York Institute of Technology. I managed to get a full time job and finished my bachelor degree going to night classes. I wrote a Fortran software battery simulator program for the LEM (Lunar Excursion Module). Best job I ever had.
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My initial thought was that they knew better as former military officers, but as I thought about it more, it's not like people in the Presidency and Congress don't profit from their former positions in office by giving speeches for substantial profit. These people put their lives in harms way far more than politicians do.
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@TheHistoryGuyChannel
2 weeks ago
Several viewers have made comments over the pronunciation of Gemini. Yes, NASA has always used an idiosyncratic pronunciation said to be pronounced the same as "Jiminy cricket." In 2018 a NASA official told the New York Times that the ākneeā pronunciation "is part of the agencyās culture, and serves almost as an insiderās shibboleth ā a word whose proper delivery identifies you as someone in the know."
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