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A lot to be proud of +@tude.
Quite a military family. You make us all proud.

Scott White passed away recently. I followed his (& Crossfield's and others) exploits. Now you know I am an Old Dude.

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=d1d593c8-e4c4-46e1-b8f4-58d829cbd4e5&

Those test pilots are some of the craziest and most fearless guys ever. Mucho grande huevos.

Rod, you asked for it:

When Apollo Mission Astronaut Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, he not only gave his famous "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" statement but followed it by several remarks, usual com traffic between him, the other astronauts and Mission Control. Just before he re-entered the lander, however, he made the enigmatic remark "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky."

Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival Soviet Cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was no Gorsky in either the Russian or American space programs. Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as to what the "Good luck, Mr. Gorsky" statement meant, but Armstrong always just smiled.

On July 5, 1995 (in Tampa Bay, FL) while answering questions following a speech, a reporter brought up the 26 year old question to Armstrong. This time he finally responded. Mr. Gorsky had finally died and so Neil Armstrong felt he could answer the question.

When he was a kid, he was playing baseball with a friend in the backyard. His friend hit a fly ball which landed in the front of his neighbor's bedroom windows. His neighbors were Mr. & Mrs. Gorsky.

As he leaned down to pick up the ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky, "Oral sex! You want oral sex?! You'll get oral sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!"

Best of Luck, Mr. Gorsky

Snopes: not so much

Oh, and Steve McQueen would have been 80 today.

You are a prize Dave.Had me on that one.I loved Chuck Yeagers book. He was quite a character and one of my all time favorite heros.He used to love to quail hunt in Jawbone Canyon.I wonder if he ever hiked MW? I wonder how many if any of those test pilots out at Edwards( formerly called Muroc) have. Probably never sober long enough between test flights.

"Blessed with exceptional 20/10 vision, Yeager had eyes that could "see forever." He combined this advantage with cunning, concentration, relentless ferocity and superb piloting skills to rack up a final total of 12.5 aerial victories--including five Me109s on 12 October and four FW 190s on 27 November."
http://www.chuckyeager.com/home.htm

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