Why Did so Many Apollo Astronauts Have a Corvette?

Many early NASA astronauts, such as Jim Lovell of Apollo 8 and Apollo 13, owned Corvettes. Bryan Gable, of the National Corvette Museum, explains why. #corvette #nasa #classicmotorsports ---------- This video is brought to you by: CRC: https://www.crcindustries.com/ Tire Rack: https://www.tirerack.com Coco Mats: https://www.cocomats.com Grundy Insurance: https://www.grundy.com/ ---------- Presenter: Bryan Gable, Curator and Content Creator for the National Corvette Museum Video by: Chris Tropea, Associate Editor ---------- More on the National Corvette Museum: https://www.corvettemuseum.org/ You can see the C3 Corvette of Jim Lovell in the special exhibit “Pop Culture and Corvette: An American Love Affair” through 2025. ---------- More Corvette articles on Classic Motorsports: Our 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe project car: https://classicmotorsports.com/projec... Shopping for a C3 Corvette? Read this first.: https://classicmotorsports.com/articl... Unable to find Dave MacDonald’s Corvette Special, he built his own: https://classicmotorsports.com/articl... ---------- Love Classic Motorsports? Buy our branded gear, decals, back issues and more! Store: https://store.classicmotorsports.com/ ---------- More Classic Motorsports on the Internet Facebook:   / classicmotorsports   Instagram:   / classic_motorsports_mag   X:   / cms_mag   #ClassicMotorsports #sportscars #classicsportscars