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Topic: Hey! How Come......??
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Duke Of URL
Member Posts: 1316
From: Syracuse, NY
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 05-17-2005 12:20 PM
   
Hey! Obviously this is asking for speculation but: If NASA picked the "Next Nine" before the end of Mercury, why weren't they eligible for the (possible) MA-10 flight?Along the same lines, if Mercury had been extended would any of them flown? Why would Shepard be a lock and a sharp guy like Borman (or Stafford or McDivitt) be disqualified? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 43576
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-17-2005 01:16 PM
Besides the time needed to train them, they were't needed or selected for Mercury. Just like Group 19 - which was selected prior to the Space Shuttle program ending but were told they will never fly on shuttle - the Next Nine were specifically chosen for the needs of the Gemini and Apollo programs. Remember that the Mercury program didn't have any other goal but to show that humans could live and work in space. That was done and completed by the time the Next Nine reported for duty. |
DavidH
Member Posts: 1217
From: Huntsville, AL, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 05-17-2005 01:44 PM
Also worth noting that they had duties other than just flight assignments. Their time would have been needed for spacecraft development ground assignments.------------------
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John K. Rochester
Member Posts: 1292
From: Rochester, NY, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 05-17-2005 04:33 PM
Plus they weren't very bright guys.. |
John K. Rochester
Member Posts: 1292
From: Rochester, NY, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 05-17-2005 04:34 PM
Gotcha Duke..............Of course I am just kidding with the above!! |
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