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Topic: Which Astronaut Was Most Gentlemanly?
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Duke Of URL
Member Posts: 1316
From: Syracuse, NY
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted 02-10-2005 11:32 AM
   
I've read Scott Carpenter's oral history along with others. Everything I've ever heard about Jim Lovell is extrordinarily positive, and John Glenn is extremely well thought of by those who knew him, including some astro kids.So are these three men in a dead heat? Are there other astronauts who are thourogh-going class acts in this league? Are there any NASA "peer ratings" on this score? |
DavidH
Member Posts: 1217
From: Huntsville, AL, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 02-10-2005 11:51 AM
Wow, that would be an amazingly tough call. With very few exceptions, all of the astronauts I've met, from Mercury through the current ASCANs have been true class acts, amazingly friendly, and just great folks. Picking the top one, or even the top dozen, would be nigh impossible.------------------
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Scott
Member Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 02-10-2005 02:08 PM
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Originally posted by Duke Of URL:
I've read Scott Carpenter's oral history along with others. Everything I've ever heard about Jim Lovell is extrordinarily positive, and John Glenn is extremely well thought of by those who knew him, including some astro kids.So are these three men in a dead heat? Are there other astronauts who are thourogh-going class acts in this league?
I was fortunate enough to meet those three and they were very kind and approachable. Lovell even laughed (as though it was an insult) when I met him and mistakenly said, "Hi Astronaut Borman" (I guess I was nervous and had Borman-Anders-Lovell in my head). But he didn't laugh as hard as Fred Haise (add to the list), who was standing next to him. I would also add Gordon Cooper. But you're right - there's lots of nice ones.
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John K. Rochester
Member Posts: 1292
From: Rochester, NY, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 02-12-2005 10:56 PM
..add Gene Cernan to that list as well. |
Spacepsycho
Member Posts: 818
From: Huntington Beach, Calif.
Registered: Aug 2004
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posted 02-14-2005 04:12 AM
How about my personal favorites, Charlie Duke, Jack Lousma, Dick Gordon, Pete Conrad, Ed McCandless, Gene Cernan, Paul Weitz and Wally Schirra. Talk about a group that gives true meaning to the word class. I think the list of these incredible gentlemen could go on & on from the M-G-A, Skylab and STS astros, with the rare exception of who's not happy to meet space fans. |
Matt T
Member Posts: 1368
From: Chester, Cheshire, UK
Registered: May 2001
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posted 02-14-2005 06:29 AM
Neil Armstrong, dignity personified.Cheers,
Matt ------------------
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Rick Boos
Member Posts: 851
From: Celina, Ohio
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 02-15-2005 07:28 AM
Please add Jim Irwin. |
machbusterman
Member Posts: 1778
From: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Registered: May 2004
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posted 02-15-2005 07:54 AM
What about Fred Haise & Al Worden?. Lets be honest, all these guys are gentlemen to a "T". None of them are unpleasant in person unless they are pestered by "certain" over-zealous autograph seekers.Regards, Derek |
Aztecdoug
Member Posts: 1405
From: Huntington Beach
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 02-15-2005 10:27 AM
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Originally posted by machbusterman:
Lets be honest, all these guys are gentlemen to a "T".
Derek has hit the nail on the head. All of these guys are extremely gracious. What we see in them is an example of a generation, where manners counted. Manners like theirs really stand out in a society where the Id has taken over the pop culture. As my pastor said in a sermon last summer, if you want a good example of the loss of graciousness, take a drive on the 405 freeway from Santa Monica to Huntington Beach sometime.
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