Saturday, July 07, 2007

Something I Thought I would share




Several years back (say the year 2000) I came across this very interesting Space Heroes item from Bandai on clearance at a Kaybee Toy Store. This was a very rare find. It was a very cool and very accurate look alike of Pete Conrad, Alan Bean and Charles Duke. I though these were a great tribute to a past moment in time. I had the fortune of being able to meet Pete Conrad as a young boy growing up near the Johnson Space Center in Clear Lake Texas, and then getting another chance as an adult while stationed at Camp Pendleton in California. He was promoting a synthetic oil product in the 90s while also working on the DCX SSTO project. This was one or two years before Pete passed away after suffering internal injuries from a motor cycle accident. He is a one of a kind person who has made a life long impact on me.
Anyway, I thought I would share these pictures and if anyone has a memorable moment to pass from any experiences with an astronaut please post them here.

R/S

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