Saturday, August 04, 2007

The Right Stuff (1983)

This actor was 2375 weeks old on 7/2/1976. I recognize the date 7/2/1976 as when I arrived at the comet and set to work at diverting it from hitting the Earth. I recognize that I was 2375 days old on 9/2/1965, which was my first day at Princeton University.

From 12/26/1930 to 7/2/1976 is: 2375 weeks
From 3/3/1959 to 9/2/1965 is: 2375 days

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Donald Moffat
Date of Birth: 26 December 1930
The Right Stuff (1983) .... Lyndon B. Johnson


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States (1963–1969).



I think this actress portrays the wife of Alan Shepard, who was the commander of Apollo 14 and was the 5th man to walk on the Earth's moon. This casting choice seems to connect Phoebe, because she is my wife, with the Apollo 14 space flight. The Apollo 14 mission to the Earth's moon was the 3rd of 6 missions to land on the Moon.

From 6/8/1950 to 7/16/1963 is: 4786 days
From 3/3/1959 to 7/16/1963 is: 1596 days
1596 / 4786 = 0.3334

33-34

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Kathy Baker
Date of Birth: 8 June 1950
The Right Stuff (1983) .... Louise Shepard



The actor who portrays Alan Shepard seems to connect me to when I returned to Earth on 4/14/1977. He is only 7 days from being twice my age on 4/14/1977.

From 1/26/1941 to 3/3/1959 is: 6610 days
From 3/3/1959 to 4/7/1977 is: 6610 days

From 3/3/1959 to 4/14/1977 is: 6617 days

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Scott Glenn
Date of Birth: 26 January 1941
The Right Stuff (1983) .... Alan Shepard


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Shepard

Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) (Rear Admiral, USN, Ret.) was the second person and the first American astronaut in space. He later commanded the Apollo 14 mission, and was the fifth man to walk on the moon.



From 11/5/1943 to 4/14/1977 is: 33 years, 5 months, 9 days

33-59

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Sam Shepard
Date of Birth: 5 November 1943
The Right Stuff (1983) .... Chuck Yeager


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Yeager

Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager (born on February 13, 1923, in Lincoln County, West Virginia) is a retired American general in the United States Air Force and a noted test pilot.

His career began in World War II as a private in the U.S. Army Air Force. After serving as an aircraft mechanic, in September, 1942 he entered enlisted pilot training and became a P-51 fighter pilot. After the war, he remained in the Air Force and became a test pilot of many kinds of aircraft and rocket planes. In 1947 he became the first pilot to travel faster than sound Mach 1 in level flight and ascent. Although Scott Crossfield was the first man to fly faster than Mach 2, Yeager shortly thereafter exceeded Mach 2.4.[1] He later commanded fighter squadrons and wings in Germany and in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, then was promoted to Brigadier General. Yeager's flying career spans more than sixty years and has taken him to every corner of the globe, even into the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War.



I recognize the date 11/28/1976 as when I left the Jupiter moon Callisto for my 4/14/1977 return to Earth after successfully diverting the comet.

From 11/28/1976 to 10/21/1983 (Friday) is: 5 days, 359 weeks

From 11/28/1976 to 10/19/1983 (Wednesday) is: 3 days, 359 weeks

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The Right Stuff (1983)

Director: Philip Kaufman

Writers: Tom Wolfe (book)

Philip Kaufman (screenplay)

Release Date: 21 October 1983 (USA)



From 4/14/1977 to 3/2/1984 is: 1 day, 359 weeks

1-359

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Release dates for
The Right Stuff (1983)

UK 2 March 1984