tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472854955122235240.post143148624829357766..comments2023-09-13T04:49:05.090-04:00Comments on CANADIAN, EH?: LIKE BEGGING FOR SCRAPSBill Akerleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050332686123633839noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472854955122235240.post-52663829251962833172009-11-27T15:49:16.935-05:002009-11-27T15:49:16.935-05:00The FACTS about the Avro "Arrow" and NAS...The FACTS about the Avro "Arrow" and NASA - 33 Avro engineers were recruited by NASA for the "Space Task Group". They helped develop the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs. Avro's Chief of Design was named leader NASA's "Space Task Group" and designed the Mercury capsule that put John Glenn in orbit (Feb. 20, 1969) More than a dozen ex-Avro engineers and scientists went to work at NASA's Mission Control in Houston Tx.Bill Akerleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050332686123633839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472854955122235240.post-30624125008660673572009-11-27T14:47:37.696-05:002009-11-27T14:47:37.696-05:00What complete, and utter nonsense. I personally w...What complete, and utter nonsense. I personally wish that the Canadians would crawl over to their European Union cousins and buy an overpriced Typhoon. Or maybe a Gripen....As far as the backbone of our space program???? Don't flatter yourself it was former German Nazi's whose shoulders we stood on...not a bunch of arrogant Canucks.Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980277484445749796noreply@blogger.com