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Stuart Roosa

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Astronaut

The Resume

    (August 16, 1933-December 12, 1994)
    Command module pilot of Apollo 14 mission (January 31, 1971-February 9, 1971)
    Spent 33 hours in solo orbit around the Moon while Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell walked on the Lunar surface
    Owner and President of Gulf Coast Coors (1981-1994)
    Died of complications from pancreatitis

Why he might be annoying:

    While still a rookie, he was placed on the roster for space flights ahead of veterans of the astronaut program.
    He carried seeds into space on behalf of the U.S Forest Service which were planted on return and named 'Moon trees.'
    The first time he flew solo as an Air Force cadet he began to sing 'Into The Wild Blue Yonder' over the radio.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He traveled to the Moon and didn't get to walk on its surface.
    He has worked as a smoke jumper for the U.S Forest Service.
    He graduated from the U.S.A.F Aerospace Test Pilots School.
    He served his country as a Colonel in the U.S Air Force.
    He has held a number of high ranking positions in international and U.S. businesses.
    He was a family man and a devoted patriot.

Credit: Fandango


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 37 Votes: 40.54% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 79 Votes: 45.57% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 76 Votes: 43.42% Annoying