Posts: 2048 From: Sydney, Australia Registered: Sep 2003
posted 04-11-2020 05:07 PM
Here's a fascinating interview with Francis French conducted by historian Stephanie Storey, in which Francis talks about his many passions involving spaceflight history, but mostly on working with the late Al Worden on his biography.
Rick Mulheirn Member
Posts: 4226 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
posted 04-12-2020 05:47 AM
Excellent interview. I'm ashamed to say I did not know that Francis is a Brit!
Blackarrow Member
Posts: 3178 From: Belfast, United Kingdom Registered: Feb 2002
posted 04-13-2020 07:59 AM
Sacre bleu! Monsieur French is really British? Cor blimey!
eurospace Member
Posts: 2622 From: Berlin, Germany Registered: Dec 2000
posted 05-16-2020 02:59 PM
Great and long interview with Francis French. Thanks for posting it, Colin!
Actually, the interview touches many questions. Writing Al Worden's autobiography and how he interacted with him. How he interacted with astronauts. How Al Bean understood his art. What Francis does with food banks in Southern California. Really interesting stuff and you learn about Francis a lot.
Actually, I know Francis for a very long time. While I was writing for the Spaceflight magazine of the British Interplanetary Society, Francis wrote to me. He was, I think, 15 at the time and wrote letters to me with blue ink. So great to see what has become of him and how many great books he wrote in the meantime. Very glad to have read them, they are great reading.
FFrench Member
Posts: 3166 From: San Diego Registered: Feb 2002
posted 05-16-2020 05:27 PM
Thanks so much for those very kind words!
posted 04-11-2020 05:07 PM
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