"Bob Armstrong, Al Dodge and myself were visiting Ward Kimball. Underground Comix artist Robert Crumb wrote in 1975: They had roughly three hours of fuel, but the men nor the plane were ever found again despite an extensive search. Wilbur Wilkinson and Karl Hunrath disappeared November 11, 1953, after setting off from the Gardena Airport in Los Angeles County in a rented plane to make contact with a supposed grounded UFO in the Mojave Desert. Here are a few short stories that might be considered the stardust in the history of the Disney universe and contain a little glimmer of illumination and in some cases a brief moment of wonder. However, some of the particles are a little more substantial and can actually effect changes in the environment. Most of this material is almost microscopic and insignificant. In 2015, it was determined that at least 60 tons of actual cosmic stardust falls on the Earth every day. However, for today, I thought I might write about Disney's stardust, very small, usually unnoticeable things that sometimes can still have an impact. The temptation is to write another article about the three iconic Ward Kimball Tomorrowland episodes that aired on the Disney weekly television show in the 1950s, or perhaps one of the space attractions that appeared at a variety of Disney theme parks over the decades. With the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing as well as the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, my thoughts have drifted to the Disney involvement with outer space.
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