spacemen

[low_delta]

Dennis was just over here at my desk. He saw the Mercury Seven on my Smithsonian Air and Space calendar. He named all seven of the astronauts. I expressed surprise, and he said that he grew up with them. He said that Grisson made seven orbits and died in the Apollo I fire. He said that Shepard was the first one in space but didn't fly again until Apollo. Carpenter made a mistake and landed two hundred miles off taget and was fired. He remembered which one was the first man to sleep in space. Dennis scares me sometimes.

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[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Dennis remembers everything. (As long as it happened before 1997.)

He didn't mention those other things, but I'm sure he knows all about them. Maybe I misrememmbered some of the things Dennis told me.

I know a guy named Grissom, who is related to the late astronaut, somehow. (And who was also a distinguished boy scout.)

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i think the gemini orbit was only 3 times.....but i am fallible