Jack A. Kinzler, Savior of the Skylab Mission, Dies At 94 34
puddingebola writes "From his New York Times Obituary, 'Had Jack A. Kinzler not built model planes as a boy, had he not visited the post office as a youth and had he not, as a grown man, purchased four fishing rods at $12.95 apiece, Skylab — the United States' $2.5 billion space station — would very likely have been forfeit.' An excellent obit from the NYT, recounting the story of how Kinzler saved the Skylab mission with a telescoping parasol to patch a damaged heat shield. An inventive thinker and tinkerer, Mr. Kinzler was also responsible for the flags and plaques placed during the Apollo mission."
Re:Let me help (Score:5, Funny)
Never forget the importance of capitals.
I had to help my uncle Jack off a horse once.
Re:Another data point in the debate about college (Score:5, Funny)
No, but with sufficient formal education it can be trained away.