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Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • A NASA astronaut in a T-38 aircraft became disoriented while taxiing on the ground, turning into a private hangar's parking area.
  • Ground control intervened to reroute the pilot to the correct FBO.
  • The astronaut humorously commented on the difficulty of navigating on Earth, despite their experience in space.
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A NASA T-38 flown by an astronaut was taxiing to the FBO when he turned into a private hangar’s parking area. Ground control rerouted him to the FBO, and the pilot thanked him and said:

“It is so hard to find your way down here on Earth.”


Gib Satterwhite

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