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Topic: Apollo 12-inspired Scottish tartan kilt (photos)
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robert_l
Member Posts: 168
From: Dundee,Scotland
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 09-29-2013 03:48 PM
   
Most of the Apollo astronauts are descended from Scotland, the most famous of course is Neil Armstrong. In November 1969, Alan Bean took a piece of Bean tartan to the moon. This is now on display in the Houston's kilt shop in Paisley.In Scotland, we don't just have clan tartans, we have district tartans and even football teams have there own. Any one can design a tartan. Last year, when Dick Gordon came to Glasgow, the kilt shop in Paisley designed a special Apollo 12 tartan. There was an auction to buy it and I managed to win! After a considerable time designing with the help of Dick Gordon and Alan Bean they came up with a brand new tartan.  
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SkyMan1958
Member Posts: 867
From: CA.
Registered: Jan 2011
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posted 09-29-2013 09:10 PM
Congratulations!I wonder what freeze dried haggis would taste like... |
MarylandSpace
Member Posts: 1336
From:
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 09-29-2013 09:15 PM
Congratulations on a great win! Go Raith Rovers, and have a wee doich and doris. |
ApolloAlex
Member Posts: 390
From: Yeovil, England
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted 10-01-2013 04:11 PM
Superb, looks great Robert. |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 10-02-2013 05:55 AM
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Originally posted by robert_l:
Most of the Apollo astronauts are descended from Scotland
Really? Harrison Schmitt? Stu Roosa? Rusty Schweickart? Jack Swigert? Gene Cernan?Next you'll be telling us that Wernher von Braun was a Scotsman!  |
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