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Hoot Gets the Boot

By Keith Cowing on October 28, 2006 4:58 PM

Is 60 too old to be a pilot?, Houston Chronicle

"Robert "Hoot" Gibson was not the happiest camper Friday, despite a party in his honor. Not only was the longtime astronaut piloting his last commercial airline flight because of a forced retirement, but the flight was five minutes late, to boot."

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