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The Next Nine & the Mercury 7

Can you name all the astronauts in the picture?
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Trivia - By Josh Campbell:
It is a common catch phrase in everyday American language to compare a menial task with "rocket science." One might say that a task "Isn't rocket science," to illustrate that the task isn't difficult.

Also, ordinary persons, including the news/media, commonly call persons who design spacecraft or launch vehicles a "rocket scientist." This is by definition a false and contradictory statement. A scientist by definition is not a part of the design process. Engineers are. People that work on the design of spacecraft, aircraft, and rockets are professionally called "Aerospace Engineers." These persons hold degrees in an engineering discipline, not a science discipline.

So the next time you hear someone say "rocket science," prove your smarts and correct them.
Rocket Science = Aerospace Engineering

 

 

Picture Answers:

Top Row (Standing): "The Next Nine"... From L to R:
Ed White, Jim McDivitt, John Young, Elliot See, Pete Conrad, Frank Borman, Neil Armstrong, Tom Stafford, & Jim Lovell

Bottom Row (Seated): "The Original Mercury 7"... From L to R:
Gordon Cooper, Gus Grissom, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton

To answer your question: "No that dosen't look like John Young to me neither."

 


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