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Why is there a 'Dracula' character in this?

posted 11 years ago by Tanu Tuva
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Curious credits. In a supposedly realistic semi-fiction about the early space program there is a character named Dracula, and not a single character with the real-life name of an astronaut.

[–] laird-3 10 years ago

Funny thing. David Dukes who plays Leopold Strabismus, played Dracula on Broadway in NYC in 1978.

[–] ncdwbmk6 9 years ago

He was the NASA engineer who operated the simulator that the astronauts used for training to handle emergency situations. He was nicknamed "Dracula", possibly because of his appearance; or maybe because he was good at giving them challenging problems that often "killed" them.

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