re: Apollo astronaut Richard Gordon passes

God speed and rest in peace.

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Thought the command module was the one that orbited the moon?

Why is there a picture with him on the lunar surface in your OP?

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It's a painting, not a photo. “The Fantasy,” a painting by Alan Bean. From left, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Gordon and Mr. Bean.

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I just remembered, didn't he work in the Saints' front office?

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He was GM after Vic Schwenk and before Hank Stram, '72 - '76. He hired John North as coach after JD Roberts got the boot.

I can't remember if it was a player or a sports writer who made a crack about the Saints in 1972, saying something like "The Saints have a Marine as a coach, an astronaut as GM and a child as owner. What do you expect from them?"

The episode of From The Earth to the Moon that deals with Apollo 12 is the best of the series.

These guys were like best buddies.