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- American circa 1960s, as heard in the movie Apollo 13 and found in numerous biographies about NASA astronauts and flight controllers. (Wiktionary)
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NASA
A place for NASA-related stuff, from Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, etc.
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A Mint of Phrases in My Brain
Phrases/figures of speech I've always liked, and new ones that have caught my eye.
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reesetee I've seen it used both ways, but Gene Kranz's name invariably comes up. :-) Jul 28, 2009
chained_bear Really? I thought it was for the behind-the-scenes dudes exclusively. Though I guess the astronauts certainly worked (work) behind the scenes as well...
I think I originally saw this term applied to John Aaron. Jul 24, 2009
reesetee American slang, c. 1960s, to describe a NASA astronaut or engineer who significantly contributes to or devises an ingenious solution to a tough problem. Oct 14, 2007