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#51
June 23rd 04, 01:03 AM
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"Dave Stadt" wrote in message news:XmKBc.746 A news link posted in another thread refers to him as the first "non-governmental astronaut". That's not even close to being true. What other civilian piloted a craft into space? 
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#52
June 23rd 04, 03:41 AM
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"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ... Tom Sixkiller wrote: Oh? So would you please differentiate/explain the direct and indirect funding? Simple. My taxes go to the government or to various companies who collect them for the government. My Federal income taxes directly fund the U.S. government, 'cause that's who I pay them to. The space program was and is directly funded by the U.S. government. Some portion of my tax money is used for that, and you can argue that this means I indirectly fund the space program. George, that's pretty lame.
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#53
June 23rd 04, 04:34 AM
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Is Space Ship One the first high-wing in space?
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#54
June 23rd 04, 07:15 PM
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Tom Sixkiller wrote: "G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ... Tom Sixkiller wrote: Oh? So would you please differentiate/explain the direct and indirect funding? Simple. My taxes go to the government or to various companies who collect them for the government. My Federal income taxes directly fund the U.S. government, 'cause that's who I pay them to. The space program was and is directly funded by the U.S. government. Some portion of my tax money is used for that, and you can argue that this means I indirectly fund the space program. George, that's pretty lame. No, it's not. I have not sent one penny directly to NASA. George Patterson None of us is as dumb as all of us.
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#55
June 23rd 04, 07:19 PM
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"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ... Tom Sixkiller wrote: "G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ... Tom Sixkiller wrote: Oh? So would you please differentiate/explain the direct and indirect funding? Simple. My taxes go to the government or to various companies who collect them for the government. My Federal income taxes directly fund the U.S. government, 'cause that's who I pay them to. The space program was and is directly funded by the U.S. government. Some portion of my tax money is used for that, and you can argue that this means I indirectly fund the space program. George, that's pretty lame. No, it's not. I have not sent one penny directly to NASA. Uh, huh! Were you a congresscritter in a previous life? I guess of all the money I spent at Wal-Mart, I never sent one cent directly to Sam Walton...
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#56
June 24th 04, 02:48 AM
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Neil Armstrong for one, was a civilian. From 1949 to 1952, Armstrong was a
naval aviator, but was a civilian when he piloted Gemini 8 and Apollo 11. Steve "gatt" wrote in message ... "Dave Stadt" wrote in message news:XmKBc.746 A news link posted in another thread refers to him as the first "non-governmental astronaut". That's not even close to being true. What other civilian piloted a craft into space?
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#57
June 24th 04, 03:10 AM
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"Steve Haines" wrote in message news:1qqCc.1921$CR3.1447@lakeread03... Neil Armstrong for one, was a civilian. From 1949 to 1952, Armstrong was a naval aviator, but was a civilian when he piloted Gemini 8 and Apollo 11. Armstrong was a civilian, but not a "non-governmental astronaut".
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