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Under DEDICATION: In the hopes that this work may in some way contribute to their exploration of space, this is dedicated to the crew members of this country
by one-small-step 8y ago
Under DEDICATION:
In the hopes that this work may in some way contribute to their exploration of space, this is dedicated to the crew members of this country' s present and future manned space programs.
If only I could join them in their exciting endeavors.
- Abishek_Muthian 8y agoWow! It is either an intentional sarcasm or Mr.Buzz is a 'know-it-all' like it was portrayed in the First Man movie.
- reednj 8y agoFrom reading a bunch of biographies from that time, I do get the feeling that buzz was a bit of a loud mouth asshole, but I don’t see Why you think that makes the dedication sarcastic? He wrote this well before he joined nasa
- manicdee 8y agoYear of publication of this paper: 1963, as a result of work done in the Gemmy-nee program. Apollo 7 (first crewed Apollo mission): 1968 Apollo 11 landing on the moon: 1969 I would suggest that Buzz was being quite sincere in this statement, with some hint of confidence that he actually would participate in the Apollo missions. The Gemini and Apollo programs were expected to be dangerous. There was no guarantee that people who participated in Gemini would even be alive for the Moon missions, much less physically capable of participating, much less the best people for the job.
- Abishek_Muthian 8y agoMy bad, since he joined NASA in 1963; I assumed he wrote it while trainin.
- stmw 8y agoIndeed - that dedication is one of my favorite parts of this whole thing
- tobinfricke 8y agoOne hell of a postdoc.
- jonsen 8y ago“In the hopes that this work may in some way contribute to their exploration of space, this is dedicated to the crew members of this country' s present and future manned space programs. If only I could join them in their exciting endeavors.”