being passed to the future. What
was clear was how engaged Dave
was in inspiring children to take up
STEM subjects and study hard. Who
knows, perhaps among them, and
many others like them would be the
first human to return to the Moon or
set foot on Mars…
During the banquet was perhaps
the most touching moment of
the night for me. On the 51st
anniversary of his Aurora VII Mercury
flight, Scott Carpenter was given a
rousing dedication and standing
ovation. As one of the astronauts
left alive today from that pioneering
program, he showed true courage
as a test pilot during his one and
only mission.
Latter day critics have claimed
he almost exhausted his propellant
forcing an early mission abort and
Spacefest V: Day 3
Feeling the effects of the
2 previous days, many of us
“Spacefesters”
were
flagging
but dragged ourselves down for
breakfast, sitting with any number of
astronauts, scientists and speakers
we like B