Oriana Fallaci ... 1929-2006

Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci has died of cancer. Though she was not directly involved in the Apollo program, this Italian reporter shares the unique distinction of having lost a bet to Pete Conrad. Fallaci didn't believe it when Conrad told her that NASA, nor the US Government controlled what the astronauts said on the moon over a live microphone. To prove it, Conrad bet her $500 US that he could say anything and he told her exactly what he would say. And the rest, is lunar history:

Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me.

Course, according to Conrad, she never paid off. I'm sure he's got his hand out at the pearly gates waiting for her.