tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post2248591626207010903..comments2023-10-18T08:43:10.620-04:00Comments on The Flame Trench space news and analysis: Four To Be Inducted Into Astronaut Hall Of FameC Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13916832810035419167noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-49034601349058544702009-12-20T08:59:46.382-05:002009-12-20T08:59:46.382-05:00I think few realize that proceeds from this "...I think few realize that proceeds from this "excuse for a fund raising dinner" (as the previous poster put it) go to funding the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (http://www.astronautscholarship.org/). The eighteen $10,000 merit-based scholarships that this foundation awards per year are perhaps the most prestigious science and engineering scholarships in the country. With the nation&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-89555578473606928922009-12-17T13:21:59.828-05:002009-12-17T13:21:59.828-05:00Are there many astronauts that would NOT qualify t...Are there many astronauts that would NOT qualify to be an Astronaut Hall of Fame??? Maybe a few that never flew?? This seems like another excuse for a fund raising dinner, and another plaque that an astronaut will have to put in their storage building somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com