Re: smarmy book review: "The men who fell to Earth "


Jim Oberg wrote:
> see
http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/biography/0,6121,1468768,00.html
>
> Biography
> The men who fell to Earth
>
> Nine astronauts who walked on the Moon are still alive, but their
clouds of
> glory have gone dark. Andrew Smith tracks them down in Moondust
>
> Robin McKie
> Sunday April 24, 2005
> The Observer
>
> Moondust
> by Andrew Smith
> Bloomsbury 308pp, £17.99
> In a moment of unusual frankness, Neil Armstrong once recalled
standing on
> the Moon and noticing he could blot out the Earth with his thumb. Did
that
> make him feel really big, he was asked? 'No,' the great astronaut
replied.
> 'It made me feel really, really small.'



Gee the review made it seem like the astros came home warped and loony.
Hmm, let's see... if this is the case then how come so many of them
(almost all) went on to rather successful and lucrative post-Apollo
careers, such as serving on the boards on aerospace firms, running
airlines,tv commentators during shuttle launches, real estate tycoons,
professors,consultants, businessmen...etc?

Yes, I understand that my heroes have feet of clay. The put their pants
on one leg at a time too, but gimme a break!

Gene DiGennaro
Baltimore Md.

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