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Topic:	Petition: Grissoms should get MR-4 spacesuit

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by jamato99: [B]From August 29, 2005, CNN.com story... <BLOCKQUOTE>[i]"Amanda Meyer is a nice young lady, and as well meaning as she is, she's a third party in this," said Roger Launius, chairman of space history at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.[/i]</BLOCKQUOTE> That just about sums up the way I feel about it. Gus Grissom has always been my favorite astronaut ever since I first started reading up on the history of the space program. I'd love to see his Mercury suit returned to his hometown museum, but there are two big factors that make this whole thing a non-issue in my mind. [list=1][]The museum in Mitchell, Indiana, hasn't asked for the suit. []The suit is on display at the Astronaut Hall of Fame. It's not like it's being stored away in some box and NASA or the Smithsonian won't let anyone see it. It's promiently displayed in a glass case at the Hall of Fame and it's very easy to see.[/list] I admire what Amanda Meyer is trying to do and the effort she's put toward this topic. However, if she really wants "to see [Grissom's] memory commemorated the way it should be," she should realize that many, many more people will have a chance see Grissom's suit on display at the Astronaut Hall of Fame in Florida than they would if it were put on display in Mitchell, Indiana.[/B][/QUOTE]
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