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Author	Topic: New words and phrases due to astronautics
moorouge Member Posts: 2454 From: U.K. Registered: Jul 2009	posted 05-02-2014 01:55 AM The 'space age' has seen several new words and phrases enter our language that are associated with space flight. Among the less well known are these from Apollo 9. All vanilla - used by the crew to describe the fact that everything was proceeding as normal. It's worth noting here that the astronauts rarely used 'A-OK'. This was attributed to Shorty Powers and is perhaps better known. Astrokin - used for the first time by the press corps to describe the families and children of the astronauts. No doubt you can add more...
Jim Behling Member Posts: 1463 From: Cape Canaveral, FL Registered: Mar 2010	posted 05-02-2014 08:29 AM quote: Originally posted by moorouge: All vanilla That existed before the space program and was used to describe something bland or not exciting.
sts205cdr Member Posts: 649 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Jun 2001	posted 05-02-2014 10:50 AM It ain't rocket science.
randy Member Posts: 2176 From: West Jordan, Utah USA Registered: Dec 1999	posted 05-02-2014 01:07 PM Low earth orbit, geo-stationary orbit, loi, pdi, tei, tli.

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