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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 7:39 pm
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Originally Posted by ExitRowOrElse
Yes I'm sarcastic, but I long for the good old days when NASA was a lot more friendly to the public.
LOL I'll make your day with a story from the Old Days. One of the most fun friendly things NASA has ever done for me. ^

In I think 1976, that is post Apollo and pre Shuttle, the Vehicle Assembly Building was just a big ole unused building with an uncertain future. For the Bicentiennial or something they had a Expo type thing in a bunch of tents next to the VAB, which was wide open and part of the Expo. Folks could just wander in and out of the VAB on their own. ^

In a stupid move on the planners, in one tent they gave away helium filled balloons. I am not the only one there who immediately saw the possibilities. I got my balloon and made haste to the VAB in an attempt to fly it to the crane at top. Sadly, my balloon got caught in a crosswind 2/3 the way up and caught in the rigging. Like the many many other previous VAB balloon flyers. Multi colored balloons in the rafters all the way up.
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