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Thought I was eulogizing the Challenger? As far as I'm concerned, there is little difference between the two vessels. Let me qualify that: some might call me insensitive for comparing Star Trek and the space shuttle. Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are only fictional characters, while McAuliffe and her fellow crew-mates were real people--or should I say, Real People. The Challenger crew was treated just like those wacky rustics who were paraded before the nation by Skip Stevenson on the old "Real People" television program--proof that, by God, even an ordinary mother of two can make...
...noted peace activist during the sixties, Spock said he strongly supports demonstrations on political issues. "I had a great admiration for young people during the Vietnam War," he said...
During the late sixties Spock was convicted for aiding and abetting resistance to the draft. The conviction was later reversed...
Although he retired from his child development career in 1967, Spock's famous child-rearing book continues to sell well. He has thus far sold 32 million copies of the book...
...Yale graduate, Spock also won an Olympic gold medal rowing for the Bulldog crew...