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re: Had dinner tonight with Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7 Astronaut
Posted on 12/16/16 at 11:34 am to HubbaBubba
Posted on 12/16/16 at 11:34 am to HubbaBubba
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When we left, the valet brought this 84 year old man his car. A 2015 Corvette Z07.
fricking astronauts.
You've gotta love 'em.
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Posted on 12/16/16 at 11:43 am to Godfather1
The guy has probably been driving Vettes for over 50 years. 
Posted on 12/16/16 at 11:46 am to HubbaBubba
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Damn it, they just don't make real men like this anymore
Not much.
Truly amazing men.
We used to have a lot of them.
There are still some left. I have had the privilege of knowing several.
Straight-up brilliant, magnificent men.... the kind of men that inspire you to try and be better...at everything.
Posted on 12/16/16 at 11:54 am to FightinTigersDammit
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The guy has probably been driving Vettes for over 50 years.
For the Mercury/Gemini/Apollo guys, owning a 'Vette was pretty much a requirement. Most of them were fighter jocks, had to keep up their proficiency.
Posted on 12/16/16 at 12:35 pm to HubbaBubba
A few questions...
Was he wearing the Omega Speedmaster...?
Did you ask him if "the lights" were really ours or theirs?
What was he drinking...his choice?
Was he wearing the Omega Speedmaster...?
Did you ask him if "the lights" were really ours or theirs?
What was he drinking...his choice?
Posted on 12/16/16 at 1:24 pm to IceTiger
It was an Omega but not a Speed master.
No.
Nothing hard.
No.
Nothing hard.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:27 am to HubbaBubba
Cool encounter. I'd be interested to learn about his time at RAND.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:31 am to Godfather1
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For the Mercury/Gemini/Apollo guys, owning a 'Vette was pretty much a requirement. Most of them were fighter jocks, had to keep up their proficiency.
Pretty much - but it was made easier because the Corvettes were donated by the dealerships.
I believe they put in special regulations to prevent that for the subsequent batches of astronauts.
But in the mid to late 60s You couldnt cross the street in Clear Lake City without seeing a 'vette bearing down on them =
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