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Can't recall if it was Tom . . .
. . . or Charlie Duke that told this story, but here goes: several Apollo astronauts were training on the lunar surface vehicle in the New Mexico desert when they heard an Indian chant in the distance.
Intrigued, they followed the chants to their source, an old Indian sitting on the ground pounding a tom-tom and wailing in Navajo. They asked their guide what the old Indian was saying, but the guide wasn't able to decipher the lingo. Fortunately one of the astronauts had a tape recorder and recorded several minutes of chanting.
When they got back to Houston they found an interpreter and played the tape for him. The interpreter listened, then fell on the floor laughing.
"What's the old guy singing?"
When the interpreter finally composed himself, he replied, "The Indian Chief is saying, 'Hey, Moon People, don't believe these White devils. They're coming to steal your land.'"
General Thomas P. Stafford - The final mission …
NASA astronaut General Thomas P. Stafford has passed away at age 93. Stafford was one of the 24 astronauts who flew to the Moon. Before the Apollo program, he was part of the Gemini 6A and Gemini 9A missions. We salute you ! ...
Go with God, Tom . . .
. . . there will never be another generation like yours. Art ...
Tom made a few remarks that day at the Omega boutique . . .
. . . about his career with NASA. He brought the house down with his comment about the interpreters on hand for Apollo-Soyuz. "We had a Russian interpreter, but they had two. One for English, the other for Oklahoma." 😄
Hahaha. That is a legendary comment.
What sounds like an unforgettable experience. Thanks for sharing it, Art 👌
Can't recall if it was Tom . . .
. . . or Charlie Duke that told this story, but here goes: several Apollo astronauts were training on the lunar surface vehicle in the New Mexico desert when they heard an Indian chant in the distance. Intrigued, they followed the chants to their source, ...
Apollo 10
Stafford taking it down to 10 km from the surface together with Cernan while Young piloting the CSM. The most epic crew in space ever. Rest in peace and godspeed, the 10-crew finally back together .....
For me it begins and ends
with a watch strapped to the OUTSIDE of a spacesuit on the surface of the moon. There is no higher accolade. If you were going to walk on the surface of the moon…you’d be wearing an…OMEGA!!!
