Gordon Cooper Dies at 77

Salt Lake Tribune ^ | 10/05/2004

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Me too, sans the nuns. I disagree, though, on our not being able to do it again today. Remember the FTETTM episode "Spider," the one about Grumman and the engineers building the LEM? (my favorite) We still have that talent and despite what we hear about the school system, are bringing forth new generations with the necessary skills. What is missing is the will to do it!

Just look at what the Johns say about the money spent in Iraq that could have been transfer payments in search of a vote. Despite of what he says to try and win some Florida votes, John F'n Kerry will sacrifice NASA in a liberal minute. Never mind that every penny of the NASA budget is spent on earth. Never mind about the technological advancements that are an offshoot of such an endeavour. Never mind that we're only just becoming aware of how close we are to a cataclysmic asteroid strike (Hmmm, a bunker buster applied at just the right point?). No, we need to turn out social workers, not engineers (gag!).

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"Who's the best pilot there ever was? You're lookin' at him!"
RIP Hotdog.

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The Right Stuff was a superb movie.

When I was working at KSC, one of my friends attended the grand opening of the Astronaut Museum at the Titusville entrance. (I think this was about ten years ago.) He got to meet the Mercury astronauts, and mentioned that Gordo looked "pretty bad" at the time.

It's sad to see these heroes go...

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FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON A most excellent series. I'm going to have to buy it on DVD. (Then I'm going to have to by a DVD player.)

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I'm sure you know this, but Jim Lovell made a cameo appearance in the movie "The Right Stuff". For some reason, I always get a little weepy when I see that part.