brass monkey wrote:
"ARWadsworth" wrote in message
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Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:34:30 +0100, "ARWadsworth"
wrote:
Those guys were very stupid/very brave/both.
They we also very intelligent. I have met some of them.
True - Armstrong left NASA and became a prof of engineering.
What many forget is that generation of astronauts weren't just
test pilots or fighter jocks, they were the first of the
academically qualified ones too. Many/most of them had Masters or
Honours in some Engineering or Aeronautical/Space discipline.
Stupid? Anything but.
Indeed.
http://space-lectures.com/index.html
Due to a lack of support the planned Apollo 17 event with Moon
walker and lunar geologist Dr Harrison H Schmitt has been postponed.
I know it costs but why are rooms not full of people wanting to
meet these people?
http://space-lectures.com/dinner_3.html
It's only £60.
But
http://space-lectures.com/tickets_4.html
is much more fun (and only £30) and you have 200 children there
that are allowed to ask him questions.
And they answer the questions the kids ask.
Well bugger me, I never knew such events occured. Well worth the trip.
So book a ticket. You are only an hour or so away. Or make a day of it.
There are plenty of things to see and do nearby.
--
Adam