'Space Review': Today's NASA needs a few more John Houbolts

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/392/1

Academic honors for a spaceflight prophet
by James Oberg
Monday, June 13, 2005
Amidst all of the regular university degrees granted during this season
there are always a scattering of honorary awards for special lifetime
achievements. One particular honorary doctorate, awarded on May 15 at the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, honors a man who more than any
other single human being made the Apollo lunar landings possible. And unless
today's space experts learn to emulate his vision, courage, and soft-spoken
stubbornness, the grandiose "Vision for Space Exploration" plans for
resuming human flight beyond low Earth orbit may fail to be realized.

What did he think of his portrayal in From the Earth to the Moon?

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http://www.thespacereview.com/article/392/1

Academic honors for a spaceflight prophet
by James Oberg
Monday, June 13, 2005
Amidst all of the regular university degrees granted during this season
there are always a scattering of honorary awards for special lifetime
achievements. One particular honorary doctorate, awarded on May 15 at the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, honors a man who more than any
other single human being made the Apollo lunar landings possible. And
unless
today's space experts learn to emulate his vision, courage, and
soft-spoken
stubbornness, the grandiose "Vision for Space Exploration" plans for
resuming human flight beyond low Earth orbit may fail to be realized.


Well done Jim.
When you consider that Purdue University and University of Illinois are not
that far apart geographically -- this adds to the overall contributions from
Midwestern universities and manufacturers for the Apollo program.

Greg