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Posted on 7/17/19 at 11:38 am to StopRobot
We were on the highway two miles from the launch pad with a clear view. You had to be really important to be in the stands. We were considered VIP’s, but they also had VVIP’s and VVVIP’s. I don’t think I’ve heard the term Very Very Very Important Person since.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 11:41 am to Auburn80
quote:That's is a super cool story.
Auburn80
Posted on 7/17/19 at 11:56 am to NYCAuburn
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no, but I believe there was one with two grads
ETA Shuttle Mission 4 had two grads as the pilots, rest of the crew were not AU grads. Only duplicate mission
It was a two man crew and was the last of the Flight Testing of the Shuttle.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 12:06 pm to Auburn80
I remember playing outside as a kid and hearing them
test for first time the Saturn engines on Redstone, scare the shite out
of me, thinking the Russians were attacking. Cold War was for real.
test for first time the Saturn engines on Redstone, scare the shite out
of me, thinking the Russians were attacking. Cold War was for real.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 12:07 pm to Auburn80
Very bad arse 
Posted on 7/17/19 at 12:08 pm to Auburn80
Very cool
Posted on 7/17/19 at 12:08 pm to Auburn80
And yet Auburn still has an 80% acceptance rate. Yikes. I’ll take being a “real” school (I.e not just accepting anyone with a pulse) over having a flag on the moon.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 12:45 pm to ClassicCityAlum
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And yet Auburn still has an 80% acceptance rate. Yikes. I’ll take being a “real” school (I.e not just accepting anyone with a pulse) over having a flag on the moon.
When you have a 80% acceptance rate and an average ACT score near 28, that tells you what type of students are applying. I think you may be living proof that any moron can fill out an application.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 12:48 pm to Auburn80
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We were on the highway two miles from the launch pad with a clear view. You had to be really important to be in the stands. We were considered VIP’s, but they also had VVIP’s and VVVIP’s. I don’t think I’ve heard the term Very Very Very Important Person since.
Yeah, you see Johnny Carson in the stands as well as LBJ.
Theres also footage from the surrounding roads etc
Posted on 7/17/19 at 12:55 pm to Auburn80
Fred Haise Apollo 13 Astronaut graduated from a Mississippi Junior College and later Oklahoma. So don't give up Juco Grads.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 1:15 pm to Auburn80
quote:I remember reading years ago that NASA broke the groups of folks for the Apollo 11 launch into VVVIPs (Very Very Very Important People), VVIPs (Very Very Important People), VIPs (Very Important People), and RAMs (Ragged arse Masses).
You had to be really important to be in the stands. We were considered VIP’s, but they also had VVIP’s and VVVIP’s. I don’t think I’ve heard the term Very Very Very Important Person since.
Posted on 7/17/19 at 1:16 pm to Auburn80
Very cool.
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