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User:Daran just redirected "men who walked..." here. --Menchi 01:39, 27 Sep 2003 (UTC)
Can this page include a discussion and/or link to a discussion about contraversey surrounding the authenticity of the US landing on the moon - the political ramifications of the landing, and the space race?
There are not a difference of the lists. The list of lunar astronaut included the list of men walked on the moon and the list of people which encountered the moon without landing.
Philipp Mevius
Left earth orbit? Why doesn't the moon just fly off into space, then? XD
Was there actually an Apollo 21 flight scheduled? I have always read the series was originally to end with Apollo 20, until 18, 19, & 20 got axed. --Matthew00:59, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see any relevance to the age today column under People who have walked on the Moon. I suggest that it be removed. -- Mufka (u)(t)(c)14:13, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I removed the "USN" label on Neil Armstrong's entry in the list because he was a civilian when he joined the astronaut corps. Other such astronauts' entries likely need to be fixed, too. YLee (talk) 07:24, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have twice reverted Engology's edits describing the 12 astronauts who've walked on the moon as "Engineers." I object due to the following reasons:
Inaccuracy. Harrison Schmitt is a geologist by training, not an engineer. Yes, I know there is such a thing as engineering geology, but there is no evidence Schmitt has ever worked in or studied that field.
Irrelevance. Of course the other 11 astronauts were (trained as) engineers, as an engineering degree was required to be a member of all of the early astronaut classes (except Schmitt and other scientist-astronauts). One might as well also say that they were all previous or active-duty of the United States military, or four-year college graduates.
Misplacement. Even if all 12 moonwalkers were engineers, this fact really wouldn't belong in the summary paragraph, anyway; it'd be better suited to the section specifically discussing them. YLee (talk) 13:14, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Now I see that Engology is systematically adding "an Engineer" to the summary sections of every moonwalker's article. This seems very dubious to me. While, as I note above, all of the 12 moonwalkers (again, except Schmitt) received engineering degrees, to describe all of them as "Engineers" (complete with capitalization) the lead sentence — even before "astronaut" — does not seem proper. Alan Bean, for example, retired from NASA in order to become a professional artist, but that isn't mentioned in the summary section at all! YLee (talk) 13:40, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, Astronaut Harrison Schmitt is a geologist and this entry was an error. You seem to think that it is OK for him to be referred to as a Geologist in the lead in, but it is NOT OK for other Astronauts to be referred to as Engineers in the lead in. Where is the consistency? You reverting these edits for no good reason is disruptive and responding to personal whims. I am quite entitled to add the word *Engineer* considering it is OK to include the words, Geologist, Physician, Physicist, Astronaut, etc., in lead ins. Alan Bean is not yet an Artist, so it would not be appropriate to add it as an entry for now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Engology (talk • contribs) 21:34, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
An engineering degree != Engineer as a profession. The lede sentence should describe the person in the most accurate and relevant way. If someone who has a BS in Engineering but never worked as an engineer, never held the title of engineer, was never certifed as a professional enginer - it would be misleading to refer to them as an "Engineer". Rillian (talk) 14:37, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
By that logic, the thousands of people with journalism degrees who never worked as a journalist are somehow still "Journalists" (capital J and all). Engineering is a profession, not just a degree. Rillian (talk) 02:57, 28 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
