As you can see, this is a big affair!
One of the people being inducted was Gene Krantz- the flight director for the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission. He's pictured here with the commander of Apollo 13, Jim Lovell. Lovell presented Krantz with his award. Couple of comments- Krantz is a truly nice guy. He's affable and shakes your hand with a firm grip- just like you would expect a patriotic guy who is famous for uttering the words, "failure is not an option" during the Apollo 13 crisis. Marilyn Lovell, wife of Jim Lovell, complimented me on my blue necklace!
Speaking of my pretty blue necklace, here it is. I'm pictured with Nick Clooney, father of George Clooney and sister of Rosemary Clooney (from the classic movie White Christmas if you're wondering who that is).
Here was a fun sight- Gene Krantz with a fellow new inductee, General Bob Cardenas, and a previous inductee, Joe Kittinger. Lot's of aviation history between the three of them. Cardenas was the pilot who "launched" Chuck Yeager's Bell X-1 aircraft from a B-29 for the historic flight that broke the sound barrier. For over 50 years, Kittinger held the record for the world's highest skydive from an altitude of nearly 103,000 feet.
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