Now, every time Apollo 15 is mentioned, somebody brings up 'the stamp thing'. It could have all been forgotten and NASA wouldn't have this dark cloud over Apollo 15 for posterity. (Besides, lots of other astronauts on other flights admitted to bringing 'unauthorized' envelopes on their flights - like Tom Stafford, for one, in his book, "We Have Capture").
2007-08-20 03:42:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
in a democracy, it is not dirty laundry. the taxpayers are entitled to full information.
2007-08-20 03:54:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I say, more power to 'em. Astronauts do it for the glory - not the money. Sure, they get hazard pay, and flight pay, but it wasn't much.
These envelopes - and Grissom's roll of Mercury dimes - are just a little private enterprise operation... I don't think anyone got hurt by it or was endangered - but it was labeled a "scandal". What a shame.
2007-08-20 11:48:07 · answer #2 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NASA didn't make a big thing of it. Someone got wind of the deal and criticised NASA publicly for allowing it to happen. NASA was effectively forced to respond publicly because the issue had already been made public.
2007-08-20 11:56:02 · answer #3 · answered by Jason T 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋