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Topic: Which non-astronauts would you go to see?
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Naraht
Member Posts: 232
From: Oxford, UK
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 05-15-2006 04:25 AM
   
I know that most of the people here are interested primarily in astronauts, but I'm just curious which non-astronauts are also popular on Collectspace. Which mission controllers, administrators, NASA engineers and private entrepreneurs would you turn out to see? Would you pay for autographs? |
Moltke
Member Posts: 63
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Dec 2005
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posted 05-15-2006 05:05 AM
Gerald D. Griffin, Lead Flight Director for three lunar landing missions: Apollo's 12, 15 and 17.
I would certainly pay for his autograph.
If Steve Hankow is reading this (most likely), how about lining him up with Gene Krantz as a double act? He lives in Texas anyway. |
mdmyer
Member Posts: 900
From: Humboldt KS USA
Registered: Dec 2003
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posted 05-15-2006 05:58 AM
I can tell you the ones that I have already traveled to see. When John Aaron was inducted in to the 2004 Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame I went to Oklahoma City to meet him. Gene Kranz was the keynote speaker for the event and Jerry Bostick was there too. I have also traveled to see Sy Liebergot.I would like to meet Steven Bales, Chris Kraft, Gerald Griffin, and just about any other Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Flight Controller or Director. I don't think they get the credit they deserve. I listened to Jim Lovell give two speeches last weekend and I don't think he mentioned a Flight Controller or Director once in those two speeches. One of my favorite signed books is Apollo: Race to the Moon by Charles Murray and Catherine Cox. This book has been signed by John Aaron, Jerry Bostick, Chris Kraft, Glynn Lunney, Steven Bales, Sy Liebergot and Gene Kranz. I have also had astronauts that served as CAPCOMs sign the book and add a famous CAPCOM transmission to their signature. These CAPCOMs include Charlie Duke, Scott Carpenter, and Jack Lousma. The two authors have also signed the book. I plan on adding CAPCOM Jerry Carr to this book in San Antonio and maybe some others. I would love to see some Mission Control Flight Directors and Controllers in San Antonio. Miranda and I are looking forward to meeting Sy again. We have an item to two for him to sign at San Antonio. Mike Myer
Humboldt KS |
Sy Liebergot
Member Posts: 501
From: Pearland, Texas USA
Registered: May 2003
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posted 05-15-2006 09:22 AM
I look forward to seeing everyone at the San Antonio UACC show—always fun. It’ll be great seeing Clint Howard, again. I’ll be bringing my new Apollo 13 EECOM BB caps, Apollo 13 CD-ROMs, and a few remaining first edition copies of my book and some other interesting items. I am scheduled to give a lecture there—working out the details with Steve H. Also, I’ve not yet heard anything re the MOCR tour at JSC. |
Naraht
Member Posts: 232
From: Oxford, UK
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 05-15-2006 10:26 AM
Sy--I would love to be in San Antonio myself, but I am on the wrong continent, busy working on my thesis. quote:
Originally posted by mdmyer:
I would like to meet Steven Bales, Chris Kraft, Gerald Griffin, and just about any other Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo Flight Controller or Director. I don't think they get the credit they deserve.
Agreed, wholeheartedly. It's good to know that someone else feels the way I do. quote:
One of my favorite signed books is Apollo: Race to the Moon by Charles Murray and Catherine Cox. This book has been signed by John Aaron, Jerry Bostick, Chris Kraft, Glynn Lunney, Steven Bales, Sy Liebergot and Gene Kranz.
I'm jealous... terribly jealous... I have a first edition of Murray and Cox (first printing, too, I think), but no autographs yet. And you've got most of my favourite people, with the exception of Jay Greene.My own list of controllers whom I'd like to meet is probably long enough to crash the server. But it would include: Chris Kraft
John Hodge
Gene Kranz
Glynn Lunney
Gerry Griffin
John Aaron
Sy Liebergot
Charlie Dumis
Rod Loe
Jerry Bostick
Jay Greene
Ed Pavelka
John Llewellyn
Steve Bales
Jack Garman
Bob Carlton
Bob Heselmeyer
Ed Fendell Not to mention people like Don Arabian, and some of the others who did oral histories for the JSC history office. Kirby and Shirley Hinson sound like really nice people, for instance. |
FutureAstronaut
Member Posts: 372
From:
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 05-15-2006 02:04 PM
I would enjoy meeting Sy Liebergot, and Chris Kraft.Most of all, Mr. Gene Kranz! ------------------
Mike |
Duke Of URL
Member Posts: 1316
From: Syracuse, NY
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 05-15-2006 08:44 PM
Hey, Mr. Liebergot! You've already met all these guys!I'd like to meet Mr. Kranz, Mr. Lunney, Steve Bales, Chris Kraft, John Llwellyn plus the rest. Oh, and Sy Liebergot. And ROBERT PEARLMAN!! |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-15-2006 08:46 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Duke Of URL:
And ROBERT PEARLMAN!!
I've met Robert Pearlman. The experience is overrated. |
FFrench
Member Posts: 3161
From: San Diego
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 05-15-2006 11:03 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
I've met Robert Pearlman. The experience is overrated.
You're too modest... last time I saw you, there was a line of about 200 people waiting to get to the table you were sitting at. (I think there was some guy sitting there next to you as well... Buzz something...?)  |
Wehaveliftoff
Member Posts: 2343
From:
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 05-21-2006 01:43 PM
F-U-N-N-Y, about Robert!
I've recently met the actor Tom Hanks whom was gracious enough to sign a photo of him in his space outfit in the "Apollo 13" film,
I wouldn't pay for most any autograph really. | |
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