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Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • A NASA T-38 pilot, an astronaut, mistakenly entered a private hangar's parking area while taxiing.
  • Ground control redirected the pilot to the correct location (FBO).
  • The astronaut pilot humorously remarked on the difficulty of navigating on the ground compared to space.
  • The anecdote was shared by Gib Satterwhite.
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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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