I remember when i was a kid growing up, watching from the gemini mission right through to the end of the apollo era, i saw these guys drinking tang all the time and i thought "hey these guys are astronauts, if i drink tang i'll grow up to be astronaut too"
So every summer without fail i would drink tang, morning, noon, and night.
Do you know what a grew up to be ... ???
A Stevedore ...... IBS local 47.
I felt sorry for the astronauts after drinking the stuff. Ugh! I couldn't stand it.
One of the best vacations my family ever had was a trip to Florida, around Christmas time, in the early-mid 70s. My dad, a long time aviation buf, science teacher, and ex-Air Force aircraft mechanic made sure we went to Cape Canaveral. That was one cool place; much better than the relatively new Disney World.
"Fortunately, Ah keep mah feathers numbered for just such an emergency!"
I feel more sorry about how abusive NASA was against their wives. That sure is the dark era of NASA.
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