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All-Time Top 100 Stars of Aerospace & Aviation Announced
Lycos - PR Newswire ^
| 06/18/2003
| Chris Meyer of Aviation Week
Posted on 06/18/2003 5:51:34 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
most of these are white guys! How racist! Historical facts are RACIST! /sarcasm
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posted on
06/18/2003 5:53:34 PM PDT
by
xrp
To: *tech_index; MizSterious; shadowman99; Sparta; freedom9; martin_fierro; PatriotGames; Mathlete; ...
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posted on
06/18/2003 5:53:54 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(Recall Gray Davis and then start on the other Democrats)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Carl Sagan? Gene Roddenberry?
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
For some reason, it was a lot more fun to read Maxim's Top 100 list.
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posted on
06/18/2003 5:57:18 PM PDT
by
nhoward14
To: The Hon. Galahad Threepwood
Carl Sagan? Gene Roddenberry? Dreamers and doers. These are dreamers. So was Jules Verne and several others on the list.
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posted on
06/18/2003 5:59:09 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(gazing at shadows)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
It's ridiculous that Armstrong ranks before Yeager, IMO.
To: RoughDobermann
Where is Willy Ley?
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posted on
06/18/2003 6:00:17 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(gazing at shadows)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Chief Designer Sergei Korolev doesn't make the list???
What a farce.
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posted on
06/18/2003 6:02:05 PM PDT
by
Physicist
To: RoughDobermann
And Valentina Tereshkova ranks way ahead of Howard Hughes. Go figure.
To: RightWhale
Indeed. And what the hell is Gagarin doing down in 37th?
To: RightWhale
And why is Shepard ahead of Gagarin? Let's see... Gagarin was the first man into space AND orbit, while Shepard was the second man to be spam-in-the-can. Hmmmmmm?
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Paul MacCready, another no-show.
To: Physicist
Whoops, I'm wrong. He is on the list, only the spelled it Sergey Korolyov.
A top-ten guy, way down at 63rd.
To: Physicist
D'oh, 67th. Even worse.
To: RoughDobermann; RightWhale
These were voted the top 10 luminaries in aviation and aerospace history in a poll of industry professionals unveiled today. Would be interesting to know who was polled!
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posted on
06/18/2003 6:10:09 PM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(Recall Gray Davis and then start on the other Democrats)
To: RightWhale; All
"Where is Willy Lay"
Agree.
Also, did I miss Tsiokovsky? (I doubt I spelled that right)
Orvile Carlisle 101
Vern Estes 102
Nik
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posted on
06/18/2003 6:10:34 PM PDT
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Nik Naym
To: Physicist
Frank Whittle below "Wrong Way" Corrigan?
These people were on monkey-crack
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posted on
06/18/2003 6:10:37 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
("We've got important work here. A lot of filing, giving things names.")
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Any "aviation top 100" list should contain the name of Glenn L. Martin.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
88 Richard BongSome kind of altitude record?
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