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posted January 04, 2005 06:12 PM               

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Who is said to have been the first person to fly into space with a tattoo? (And yes, I have the answer)

Colin

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posted January 04, 2005 10:23 PM               

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Navy men are fond of tatoos so my guess would be Alan Shepard.

Mike

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posted January 05, 2005 01:38 AM               

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Three very good responses. I certainly liked the one about the little sensor tattoos - good, logical thinking there. And yes, it was indeed a Navy man, but not Alan Shepard. In fact Carmelo is correct; it was Pete Conrad. He sported a tattoo of an anchor surrounded by stars with his initials underneath. It's unlikely that any of the early air force cosmonauts had tattoos. So well done, Carmelo!

It actually made me think that if Pete Conrad had been joined on the moon by C.C. Williams, which was on the cards, it would have been a C.C. and C.C. event!

Colin