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Richard F. Gordon, Jr.
(5 Oct 1929 - )
American astronaut and pilot who was the pilot for the three-day Gemini XI mission (1966), on which he made two extra-vehicular activities. He also flew for ten days in space on Apollo XII (1969).
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Science Quotes by Richard F. Gordon, Jr. (1 quote)
There’s nothing between you and oblivion except a pressure suit, and you just can’t afford to get out there and get in a big rush and tangle yourself up where nobody can help you. … The biggest thing I’ve learned from the people that have gone in the past, you simply have to take your time, and you can’t exhaust yourself.
— Richard F. Gordon, Jr.
In AP feed newspaper articles, for example, in the Bridgewater, NJ, The Courier-News (7 Sep 1966), 8. First and last phrases quoted in John Barbour, Footprints on the Moon (1969), 110.
See also:
- 5 Oct - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Gordon's birth.
- Richard F. Gordon - context of quote “Nothing between you and oblivion” - Medium image (500 x 250 px)
- Richard F. Gordon - context of quote “Nothing between you and oblivion” - Large image (800 x 400 px)
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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