I met him several times as he lived here in Cincinnati and traveled on my airline often. Once, I sat next to him in 1st on a flight dead heading.
He was a total prick and I know that I'm not the only who thought this. My AME (Dr) worked with him at U of C and told me that he was forced out because no one wanted to work with him. Contrast that to Buzz Aldrin who everyone seems to love. :wink:
Nobody knows what kind of man Columbus was as he was happy to involve himself in the slave trade. However, both men earned a place in history.
it's not that he was arrogant, actually the opposite. he didn't want to have anything to do with the "moon" or his place in history. If you talked about golf, or aerodynamics he was ok. But if you even mentioned NASA, flying Navy jets or God forbid Apollo he would.shut you down very quickly.
it's not that he was arrogant, actually the opposite. he didn't want to have anything to do with the "moon" or his place in history. If you talked about golf, or aerodynamics he was ok. But if you even mentioned NASA, flying Navy jets or God forbid Apollo he would.shut you down very quickly.
Maybe because he never actually went there.
500 years from now, what will history have to say about our era, and whose name will they mention? Whether he was lovable or not, they’ll mention this man; all politics and social problems will blur in with the rest of human history and be of no interest to anyone but dedicated scholars. But even if we go to Mars, or plant a flag on Io, leave the solar system and somehow stroll on planets circling other stars, there will only be one person who was the first to walk upon a celestial body other than Earth.
As a practical matter, I’d suggest collecting his signature, if you can find one. It can only increase in value amongst collectors.
As a practical matter, I’d suggest collecting his signature, if you can find one. It can only increase in value amongst collectors.
A thin link to this thread.
Neil Armstrong was a Naval Aviator and "civilian" astronaut...so is (former) NSX owner Walt Cunningham (Navy/Marine Aviator and civilian astronaut).
To take it one more step...
I also own an NSX and once saw the movie "Space Camp."
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But do you know Kevin Bacon?