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Topic: FAVORITE astronaut/cosmonaut
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astronut
Member Posts: 969
From: South Fork, CO
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 02-25-2001 01:05 PM
   
Click to vote for your favorite astronaut or cosmonaut: http://pub.alxnet.com/poll?id=2048804 ------------------
Happy trails,
Wayne Edelman "Take sides! Always take sides! You will sometimes be wrong, but the man who refuses to take sides must ALWAYS be wrong...let us stand up and be counted." Robert A. Heinlein |
collshubby
Member Posts: 591
From: Madisonville, Louisiana
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-25-2001 02:53 PM
This is a hard one to vote on Wayne. I'd have to vote at least four times, probably five.I'd bet a million dollars though that I know who you voted for. <G> ------------------
Brian Peter
astronautbrian@space.com
http://members.tripod.com/~brian_space/index.html |
Rob Sumowski
Member Posts: 466
From: Macon, Georgia
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 02-25-2001 07:54 PM
Dick Gordon.
Yep.
I just wish he had had the opportunity to command Apollo 18 as planned.
The nicest guy I have ever written to...even wrote me back on his stationary answering my questions.
A True Gentleman. |
astronut
Member Posts: 969
From: South Fork, CO
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 02-27-2001 10:34 PM
29 votes cast so far & it's:
Pete Conrad with 17%
Gene Cernan w/10%
John Glenn w/10%
Several with 6% each & the rest 3% or less.Make your voice heard, vote now. ------------------
Happy trails,
Wayne Edelman "Take sides! Always take sides! You will sometimes be wrong, but the man who refuses to take sides must ALWAYS be wrong...let us stand up and be counted." Robert A. Heinlein |
collshubby
Member Posts: 591
From: Madisonville, Louisiana
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-27-2001 10:49 PM
I voted for John Glenn, so I am going to campaign for him.Everyone...VOTE FOR JOHN GLENN! Glenn! Glenn! Glenn! ------------------
Brian Peter
astronautbrian@space.com
http://members.tripod.com/~brian_space/index.html |
mark plas
Member Posts: 385
From: the Netherlands
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 02-28-2001 08:24 AM
GENE CERNAN ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!! |
Dan Lorraine
Member Posts: 373
From: Cranston, R.I.
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-28-2001 11:09 AM
Ditto Mark, Cernan's got my vote!!! I can remember as a kid, every time I wrote to him I received a reply, whether it was an autographed photo or a brief letter or photos from one of the missions, he was always courteous enough to reply. A class act! |
astronut
Member Posts: 969
From: South Fork, CO
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 02-28-2001 01:23 PM
"For Pete's sake"  vote for Capt. Conrad.------------------
Happy trails,
Wayne Edelman "Take sides! Always take sides! You will sometimes be wrong, but the man who refuses to take sides must ALWAYS be wrong...let us stand up and be counted." Robert A. Heinlein |
NC Apollo Fan
Member Posts: 261
From: Belmont, NC USA
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 02-28-2001 08:58 PM
I have nothing but respect for all of our astronauts, though if pressed I would have to say that I am partial to Alan Bean. Hardworking, loyal, and dedicated - and to this day he is willing to take time to speak with those who have questions about his time on Apollo 12 with Pete and Richard. |
WAWalsh
Member Posts: 809
From: Cortlandt Manor, NY
Registered: May 2000
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posted 03-01-2001 06:11 AM
Have to admit, this one is incredibly difficult because I do have a world of respect for them all. Narrowing it down to ten would be difficult. Since we were asked to identify only one astronaut, however, I will add my own campaign for Ed White. |
thecollector
Member Posts: 216
From: West TN, USA
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 03-01-2001 06:20 PM
quote:
Originally posted by NC Apollo Fan:
I have nothing but respect for all of our astronauts, though if pressed I would have to say that I am partial to Alan Bean. Hardworking, loyal, and dedicated - and to this day he is willing to take time to speak with those who have questions about his time on Apollo 12 with Pete and Richard.
I do beg to differ here-I wrote two letter to Capt. Bean asking about his time on Apollo 12, asking only for a brief paragraph two (actually I didn't specify other that brief but that's what I had in mind) Each time I received his pre-printed pink sheet telling his autograph prices and that he has better things to do than answer letters. I would rather have gotten no response at all. My vote would be with Gene Cernan in that group although if I had to pick a favorite of all I would pick Jerry Ross. The man holds six shuttle flights under his belt, several EVAs, he was the last man to perform an EVA before the challenger exploded and the first out the airlock door when shuttle flights resumes. Lets not forget the guys in the pumpkin suits when we make this vote. |
Ed Krutulis
Member Posts: 145
From: Plainfield, IL USA
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 03-03-2001 01:27 PM
Wayne,Tried to link to the voting booth, couldn't get thru to the Florida system. Anyway, my vote goes to Dick Gordon. Ed |
NC Apollo Fan
Member Posts: 261
From: Belmont, NC USA
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 03-03-2001 10:22 PM
Sorry to hear about your experiences with Alan Bean, that is dissapointing. I have had a very different experience, obviously. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 03-30-2001 12:47 AM
Orange PUMPKIN suit - never heard that one ! Great ! |
dseuss
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posted 04-01-2001 09:38 AM
My vote goes to Gene Cernan. My brother is a technician for ABC News and was assigned to all of the shuttle launches throughout the 80's. In August, 1983 (I was 16) I had the opportunity to attend the first shuttle night launch. At that time Cernan was doing broadcasts for ABC. Late that evening I saw Cernan quickly running through the press site. Of course, I had to stop him for his autograph! Well, not even breaking his stride, he turned me down cold with a big "no!"--he said he had "important business to attend to". A little down in the dumps, I went on my way, but quickly turned around and saw him enter a nearby port-a-potty! Several minutes later I was at another area of the press site when Cernan tapped me on the shoulder....he actually tracked me down to sign an autograph for me!
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thecollector
Member Posts: 216
From: West TN, USA
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 04-01-2001 12:28 PM
Excellent Story!!I have 3 favorite astronauts and Gene Cernan is without a doubt one of them. Story Musgrave and Jerry Ross are the others. Wally Schirra would be a very VERY close second.
Cernan is a true gentleman and I would vote Cernan no questions asked.
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thecollector
Member Posts: 216
From: West TN, USA
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 04-01-2001 12:38 PM
Current Standings:
Person / votes / percent
Buzz Aldrin / 1 / 1%
Armstrong / 5 / 7%
Alan Bean / " / "
Cernan / 18 / 25%
Conrad / 6 / 8%
Glenn / 7 / 10%
Duke / 2 / 2%
Gagarin / " / "
Gordon / 3 / 4%
Irwin / " /"
Schmitt /3 / 4%
Lovell / 4 / 5%
Young / 5 / 7%
Leonov / 1 / 1%
McDivitt / " / "
Scott / " / "
Shepard / " / "
Titov / " / "
White / " / "Apparently I am not Cernan's only fan! [This message has been edited by thecollector (edited April 01, 2001).] |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-01-2001 04:57 PM
Evidently, by what I read in Chris Krafts new book, Jim McDivitt didn't cast any votes!Tom |
cfreeze79
Member Posts: 455
From: Herndon, VA, USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-01-2001 06:12 PM
Like I said before, "No Gus, No Fuss!"Grissom deserved to, at least make the list. |
astronut
Member Posts: 969
From: South Fork, CO
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 04-02-2001 03:17 PM
My fault...I didn't realize 'till just now that I'd left Grissom off the list. I could only place 30 choices & had to pick & choose, but fully intended to include Gus.------------------
Happy trails,
Wayne Edelman "Take sides! Always take sides! You will sometimes be wrong, but the man who refuses to take sides must ALWAYS be wrong...let us stand up and be counted." Robert A. Heinlein |
Joe Davies
Member Posts: 258
From: UK
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 04-02-2001 04:25 PM
Darn good point. Please amend my choice to Grissom...... but for the intervetion of fate's hand he would have been first, he deserved to be first, he should have been first. I understand there is a parallel universe where Neil Armstrong was backup on A11 and whose autograph fethches $10 - such is the fickleness of fate.Joe |
thecollector
Member Posts: 216
From: West TN, USA
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 04-02-2001 07:26 PM
True--Gus deserves a lot of votes |
astronut
Member Posts: 969
From: South Fork, CO
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 04-06-2001 12:25 PM
Last chance to vote. I'll be closing out this survey in a couple of days, so if you haven't voted & want to, please click on the link at the top.Thanks for the interest & responses. I'll create some new polls in a few days. ------------------
Happy trails,
Wayne Edelman "Take sides! Always take sides! You will sometimes be wrong, but the man who refuses to take sides must ALWAYS be wrong...let us stand up and be counted." Robert A. Heinlein |
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