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In Tom Wolfe's excellent book 'The Right Stuff', some of the astronauts are barreling around in Corvettes and the like. Whereas family man John Glenn, in an effort to save money, drives a frugal NSU Prinz....
I've heard about that! Glenn thought astronauts should not have a lavish public personna
I'm assuming not every swinging dick off the street gets to sit in that car. ;)
In Tom Wolfe's excellent book 'The Right Stuff', some of the astronauts are barreling around in Corvettes and the like. Whereas family man John Glenn, in an effort to save money, drives a frugal NSU Prinz....
ReplyDeleteI've heard about that! Glenn thought astronauts should not have a lavish public personna
DeleteI'm assuming not every swinging dick off the street gets to sit in that car. ;)
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