I had a minor role in the Apollo 12-17 missions, working at the MSC (now Johnson) near Houston. We typically wore a white short-sleeve shirt with narrow tie, dark slacks, and BCDs, for us four-eye types. BCDs (birth-control devices) were those ugly black plastic government-issue glasses.
Now, when I see the full moon I reflect on that time when Americans had the stones to go to the moon. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of clay > monroe via Mercedes > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2018 5:53 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: clay monroe <redgh...@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT this is amazingly awesome > > It was nice to see Team USA heading back to space after former POTUS > removed the team from play. Best not be dependent upon foreign rivals who > do not share our interests. The young men and women working for Space X > looked a bit slovenly compared to standard Canaveral sorts. > > > > clay > > 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green > 1986 SDL - Polei > 1982 300 SD - Allen > > retired models- > 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap > 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery > 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran > 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - > Beware Nigerian Scammers > > > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 2018, at 7:38 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > The Roadster and Spaceman were very fun and a nice touch. Sure, > > marketing for Musk, but more significantly marketing for U.S. of A. > > and a supreme testimony to capitalism and free markets when the > > government allows them space (pun intended) to succeed. > > > > ------------- > > Max > > Charleston SC > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
