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TexasProgresive

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8. Was she as bad asses as some of the astronuts (sic)?

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 01:47 PM

Jun 2016

My mother told us stories about the risky driving at JSC by some of the astronauts. There was one in particular who drove a Vette. You just had to stay out of his way. Maybe Jack Nicholson's character, Garrett Breedlove of "Terms of Endearment/Evening Star" was based on that guy.

Regardless of any of that my Mom put her time at NASA in an exalted place in her heart. I worked as a contractor at Wallops Station, VA and my memories of that time are just the same. It was the atmosphere that we were doing something great. And I think we were. I am a firm believer in research. Even if it fails at it's intended goal our knowledge is increased.

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The Incredible Story of NASA’s Forgotten ‘Rocket Girls’ [View all] Sancho Jun 2016 OP

k and r, with thanks. just like the WASP's and the women of bletchley circle--forgotten women. niyad Jun 2016 #1

It's just sad that women are never given credit for WhiteTara Jun 2016 #2

They were actually testing women to be astronauts back in the 1960s... PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #3

Reminds me of the ENIAC women too. All mathematicians. First computer programmers were women. Triana Jun 2016 #4

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My mother was one of those "rocket girls" TexasProgresive Jun 2016 #6

My boss when I worked at JSC was a real badass Xipe Totec Jun 2016 #7

Was she as bad asses as some of the astronuts (sic)? TexasProgresive Jun 2016 #8

Well, she was Red Adair's niece, so... Xipe Totec Jun 2016 #9