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From: fcs@hardy.harris.com (Fred Sabernick)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Neil Armstrong
Summary: Funny story
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Date: 21 Jul 89 19:46:46 GMT
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Reply-To: fcs@hardy.hdw.harris.com (Fred Sabernick)
Organization: Harris Computer Systems, Fort Lauderdale, FL
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In article <8907201212.AA06992@decwrl.dec.com> klaes@wrksys.dec.com
(CUP/ASG, MLO5-2/G1 6A, 223-3283) writes:
>
>                         The Apollo 11 Astronauts
>
>    Neil A. Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11, the first man to set foot
>    on the Moon, was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, August 5, 1930.  Armstrong 
>    was the only civilian member of the Apollo 11 crew.  He was selected
>    as an astronaut in 1962 and served in Gemini 8 before being assigned 
>    as commander of the Apollo 11 mission.  Armstrong is now Chairman of 
>    Computer Technologies for Aviation, Inc., Lebanon Ohio.
>

There is a humorous but rather unflattering story about Neil Armstrong in
Chuck Yeager's autobiography _Yeager_. The gist of the story is that Chuck
and Neil were flying together at Edwards and Neil wanted to try a touch and
go on the lakebed beneath them. Chuck from past experience tried to convince
Neil that the lakebud was really mud and if they landed they would not be
able to take off again, but Neil was apparently determined to try. Well, they
touched down and got stuck in the mud, and had to wait hours before they were
picked up and returned home. Wonder what the cockpit conversation was like
while they were waiting @8-).

[ The previous summary is from memory. My apologies if I don't have all the
  details correct. ]

Fred Sabernick              (Damn, can't think of a good space quote.)
fcs@hardy.hdw.harris.com