Since I'm saluting people here, I'll add one for my older brother, Mark, who got me interested in astronomy and space flight from early on. I'm told my first word was "Moon," probably learned from him.
Also, looking back over my educational and professional career, there's no question that I prospered most whenever there was a special someone at my side (and there's no question that such prosperity is harder to find without someone, I might add). Roberta Yates and Joy Conrad are remarkable women who changed my life for the better, both dear to me though we went separate ways. Both are following this blog so I will salute them too!
(BTW, the photo of Joy shows her demonstrating a Van de Graaff generator...her hair doesn't naturally stand on end.)
Coincidentally, Joy's husband, Steve King, also works on a Moon-related project. He's lead mechanical engineer at Johnson Space Center in Houston for the Orion capsule's access hatch.
Finally, I want to salute someone who shall remain nameless but has been my "muse" in recent months. She may be following this blog as well.
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