Scott Crossfield, Famed Aviator, Dead at 84
Here's a great interview with Mr. Crossfield, where he talks about the race to the Moon. I have a passion for our grasp of the Moon and a great admiration for every person who made it possible.
The Gift
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[Christmas, 1965 or thereabout]
The boy was very young; perhaps 7 or 8 years old. He loved everything about
Christmas - the lights, the music, Santa ...
10 months ago
4 Comments:
The moon is an artificial creation by a higher alien inteligence. The moon is hollow from the mantle down. The Moon was so placed by the aliens as to create a perfect optical eclips of the sun every so often. Furtermore, one side remains in shadow. Very suspicious behavior for a celestial being. Issac Asimov stated how unlikely these characteristics would appear naturally.
Thim,
Wow! I am a nut for the Space program, especially the Apollo missions. What did your dad work on specifically?
My wife's old man was a lead test engineer for the Saturn rockets. I have such respect for him, and for all those men and women. It was an amazing time in human history.
mark: you forgot the green cheese ... a well kept NASA secret is that Neil brough back 5 lbs of green cheese :)
stu: i too am a nut for the space program. i distinctly remember when the first 7 mercury astronauts were named, and also the day that alan shepherd went up. sorry to use a cliche, but those 7 astronauts, and crossfield too, certainly had "the right stuff".
a friend of mine (who has since passed away) was a member of the mercury program (ground crew, not an astronaut). he had wonderful memorbilia and amazing stories of those early days in the space program.
Belle,
Wow. Thanks for sharing. I never met the guy, but your father has my undying respect. I'm especially in awe of his work on the shuttle arm. Fantastic! Also, I really appreciate your sense of him, your connection to him. I can only imagine how you must miss him. Thanks for opening up like that, it was beautiful. I'd love to read blog entries about you and your dad.
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