UCF Space U?

vapspwi said:
Wow, Tech and Key getting some love and some highlights in an interim coach segment at halftime on ESPN. Is this real life?

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There was even a short but good and fair report with video about Tech and Key on tonight's 6PM news on one of the channels in Augusta. I was STUNNED !!! Unfortunately, other than a short syndicated column about Collins being fired, not a single word about Tech has appeared in the Augusta newspaper in more than a year, maybe longer. They never even list the game scores. Pissant mutt newspaper, damn them.
 
aeromech said:
According to US News, neither GT, UCF or Embry Riddle have produced enough astronauts to talk about:


  • United States Naval Academy: 54
  • United States Air Force Academy: 41
  • United States Military Academy: 21
  • Purdue University—West Lafayette: 15
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 14
  • Stanford University: 8
  • University of Colorado—Boulder: 8
  • Auburn University: 6
  • University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign: 6
  • University of Texas—Austin: 6
  • University of California—Berkeley: 5
  • University of California—Los Angeles: 5
  • University of Washington: 5
This must be focusing on undergraduate and ignoring graduate school or something.

13 Colleges That Have Produced the Most Astronauts (usnews.com)
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But how many of those schools have a grad who walked on the moon? Tech does in John Young. Plus, he is in the NASA Hall of Fame --- https://www.space.com/20690-john-young-astronaut-biography.html He is also the nation's longest serving astronaut. Take that UCF and all you other schools !!!
 
Demjackets5 said:
Wtf is this nonsense?!? Isn't Tech #2 on astronauts graduated from MA Tech?
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They were debating this on either Andy Staples or Cover Three earlier this week. Can't remember which one. The consensus seemed to be either Purdue or Naval Academy, even though I don't think Navy does a space uniform -- only the Zoomies (USAFA) do
 
John Young is the gold standard of astronauts. Flew on two Gemini missions, two Apollo missions, two shuttle missions - including the first shuttle flight. Walked on the moon. Pioneered docking maneuvers critical for moon landings. Worked the Apollo 13 rescue. Oversaw the Challenger investigation and ran NASA’s astronaut program until he retired. Set time to altitude records as a test pilot before his astronaut days. He was a trailblazer in the golden age of manned space flight. GT’s astronauts are the real deal.
 
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John Young, Apollo 16, GT Class of 52, AE
 
aeromech said:
According to US News, neither GT, UCF or Embry Riddle have produced enough astronauts to talk about:


  • United States Naval Academy: 54
  • United States Air Force Academy: 41
  • United States Military Academy: 21
  • Purdue University—West Lafayette: 15
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 14
  • Stanford University: 8
  • University of Colorado—Boulder: 8
  • Auburn University: 6
  • University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign: 6
  • University of Texas—Austin: 6
  • University of California—Berkeley: 5
  • University of California—Los Angeles: 5
  • University of Washington: 5
This must be focusing on undergraduate and ignoring graduate school or something.

13 Colleges That Have Produced the Most Astronauts (usnews.com)
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Our number is 14, wtf?
 
Liberty said:
Our number is 14, wtf?
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Does the 14 included graduate students? I think even Poindexter is attributed to Pensacola Community College or some place because that was his first college. It is kind of sobering that Auburn has produced more Astronauts than GT.
 
TampaBayJacket said:
www.sportingnews.com

UCF "Space U" uniforms, explained: What to know about Knights' space-inspired threads vs. Temple | Sporting News

UCF is once again wearing custom uniforms on Thursday night inspired by the university's connection to the space program.
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It is not really that surprising that 29% of employees at Kennedy are UCF graduates, it is a proximity thing. Here in Huntsville, the home of Marshall Space Flight Center, I seldom bump into UCF grads. UCF funnels AE, EE, ME, etc. to Kennedy and the space support contractors in the research park next to the campus. GT on the other hand tends to disperse graduates all over the country/world to a variety of industries. A UCF EE or ME is much more likely to work on some space program than a GT EE or ME grad I would suspect.
 
gojkts said:
John Young is the gold standard of astronauts. Flew on two Gemini missions, two Apollo missions, two shuttle missions - including the first shuttle flight. Walked on the moon. Pioneered docking maneuvers critical for moon landings. Worked the Apollo 13 rescue. Oversaw the Challenger investigation and ran NASA’s astronaut program until he retired. Set time to altitude records as a test pilot before his astronaut days. He was a trailblazer in the golden age of manned space flight. GT’s astronauts are the real deal.
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Richard Truly is one of ours who ran NASA, isn't he?
 
aeromech said:
According to US News, neither GT, UCF or Embry Riddle have produced enough astronauts to talk about:


  • United States Naval Academy: 54
  • United States Air Force Academy: 41
  • United States Military Academy: 21
  • Purdue University—West Lafayette: 15
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 14
  • Stanford University: 8
  • University of Colorado—Boulder: 8
  • Auburn University: 6
  • University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign: 6
  • University of Texas—Austin: 6
  • University of California—Berkeley: 5
  • University of California—Los Angeles: 5
  • University of Washington: 5
This must be focusing on undergraduate and ignoring graduate school or something.

13 Colleges That Have Produced the Most Astronauts (usnews.com)
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Found article from GT documenting14 Tech astronauts see next post for link.
 
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