Blackburn remembered the evening in his memoir, recalling von Braun called for anesthetizing the astronauts during launch. X-15 pilot Milt Thompson reported intense discussion following, continuing well into the after hours. As the official SETP history put it, “The generous ministrations of the local hostelry supplied more than ample quantities of unneeded lubricity in the management of which the German rocket pioneer showed astonishing prowess.
Posted July 30, 2009 at 2:47pm
