82,891
edits
Good luck, Mr. Gorsky: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
Amwelladmin (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Amwelladmin (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{a|g|}}''From the too good to be true, but too good not to pass on dept. Also in the JC’s collection of [[amusing but apocryphal stories about space flight]]''. | {{a|g|}}''From the too good to be true, but too good not to pass on dept. Also in the JC’s collection of [[amusing but apocryphal stories about space flight]]''. | ||
:After Neil Armstrong took his giant leap for mankind, there was the usual | :After Neil Armstrong took his giant leap for mankind, there was the usual Capcom traffic between him, the other astronauts, and Mission Control before Armstrong paused, and said, “[[Good luck, Mr. Gorsky]].” | ||
:Capcom assumed this to be a casual remark about a rival — perhaps a Soviet Cosmonaut. But there was no Gorsky in either the Russian or American space programs. | :Capcom assumed this to be a casual remark about a rival — perhaps a Soviet Cosmonaut. But there was no Gorsky in either the Russian or American space programs. | ||