First Published December 2005
Stop and think with me a moment... Who is in the news? Most often those that we hear about are people, politicians, actors, athletes or such doing bad things...
- Getting drunk and driving.
- Overdosing on drugs.
- Stealing.
- Lying.
- Cheating.
- Taking steroids.
- Sleeping with someone with which they
are not supposed to be sleeping.
And so on and so forth.
- He explored the North Pole with Sir
Edmund Hillary.
- He taught for eight years at the
University of Cincinnati as University Professor of aerospace engineering.
- He acted as a spokesperson for
Chrysler Corporation, General Time Corporation and the Bankers Association of America.
He makes it a practice to only act as a spokesman for United States
businesses.
- Along with acting as a spokesperson,
he also served on the board of several companies including Marathon
Oil, Lear Jet, Cincinnati Gas & Electric
Company, Taft Broadcasting, United
Airlines, Eaton Corporation, AIL Systems and Thiokol.
The last he joined after serving on the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger
disaster caused by a problem with the Thiokol manufactured solid rocket boosters.
- He co-founded the Institute of
Engineering and Medicine at the University of Cincinnati, which has
improved heart-transplant surgery using space engineering.
- For two years he was Deputy Associate
Administrator for Aeronautics, NASA Headquarters Office of Advanced
Research and Technology.
- Usage of his name, image and a famous
quote of his caused problems over the years. He sued Hallmark
Cards in 1994 after they used his name and his most famous
quote in a Christmas tree ornament without permission. The
lawsuit was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount of money, which
he donated to Purdue.
- He is still flying planes at age 75.
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
Lagniappe: Added 7/20/19
He
stayed true to being a private person until even after his end…
