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Published on: 3/15/2007
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Before this day, the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon, is over, I want to recognize a person who played such a key role in that endeavor, Ed Lindaman, director of program planning for Apollo at Rockwell.
The fact that Ed was the inspiration and mentor who led me to become a professional futurist is secondary to the reason I recognize him today.
Rather it is for his role in Apollo.
As I write, I am watching on the TV (C-Span) Buzz Aldrin as he speaks (recorded) to the anniversary event last night at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum about our future in space.
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Here is a story that Ed used to tell.
As they worked on Apollo at Rockwell he instituted a closed-circuit TV program within the company.
Each week or each day Ed would go personally to interview someone working on the project - say a person placing screws into the module.
Ed would explain how this small act was critical to getting to the moon - instilling in each person a sense of personal mission.
He always felt that was one of the most important things he did as director.
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Tags: anniversary, Apollo 11, Ed Lindaman, future, futurist, Glen Hiemstra, Space