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MickeyMac · 07-20-2009, 02:22 PM

This is something I have always wanted to know for years. Everyone else at NASA had a blue uniform, but Major Healy's was green. Anybody know why that is?

CAJeannieFan57 · 07-20-2009, 07:58 PM

Sure....easy question.....in the early days of the astronaut program, most of the astronauts were pilots recruited from the US military. The vast majority were either Navy pilots (navy blue or khaki uniforms) or Air Force pilots (blue or khaki), but an occasional one from the Army (green) snuck in too. So Sidney Sheldon was borrowing facts from the real astronaut corps with his characters. Tony was USAF, but Roger was US Army Corps of Engineers (telling us that he had some engineer background as well as pilot quals).

There's a neat correlation here, too ... in real life, Larry Hagman was a USAF veteran (enlisted), and Bill Daily was an Army vet (also enlisted).

Check out the FAQ file on our website for more trivia like that ..

MickeyMac · 07-20-2009, 08:05 PM

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Thanks a lot. That explains Bill Dailey's green uniform them.

Bronson · 08-29-2009, 04:58 PM

Yes that is interesting to know. Thanks.

Marvo301 · 08-29-2009, 05:29 PM

That was very interesting trivia. Thanks for sharing it with us CAJeannieFan57.

07-20-2009, 02:22 PM	#1
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,006	Uniform Question This is something I have always wanted to know for years. Everyone else at NASA had a blue uniform, but Major Healy's was green. Anybody know why that is?

07-20-2009, 07:58 PM	#2
CAJeannieFan57 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 01, 2005 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 871	Sure....easy question.....in the early days of the astronaut program, most of the astronauts were pilots recruited from the US military. The vast majority were either Navy pilots (navy blue or khaki uniforms) or Air Force pilots (blue or khaki), but an occasional one from the Army (green) snuck in too. So Sidney Sheldon was borrowing facts from the real astronaut corps with his characters. Tony was USAF, but Roger was US Army Corps of Engineers (telling us that he had some engineer background as well as pilot quals). There's a neat correlation here, too ... in real life, Larry Hagman was a USAF veteran (enlisted), and Bill Daily was an Army vet (also enlisted). Check out the FAQ file on our website for more trivia like that ..
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08-29-2009, 05:29 PM	#5
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,456	That was very interesting trivia. Thanks for sharing it with us CAJeannieFan57.
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07-20-2009, 08:05 PM	#3
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,006	^ Thanks a lot. That explains Bill Dailey's green uniform them.

08-29-2009, 04:58 PM	#4
Bronson Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 27, 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 274	Yes that is interesting to know. Thanks.