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11-20-2023 | 03:53 PM
#31
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From: Enoch Powell Enthusiast
Best Movie: APOLLO 11 - Best movie I've ever seen on an Imax. Uses cleaned up original footage from news and NASA. Incredible.
"Astronauts" for rockets today are like "pilots" today: mostly systems managers and going the way of the dodo. "Stop!". "Go!". "Expand your team!". "Hey, I "flew" for almost 5 minutes on my 9 hour flight!".
These men were incredible. (So were their Soviet counterparts - Soviet Space Race. Ho. Lee. Cripe. Also women, in their case. Soviet astronaughts tradiotionally ****ed on their rockets before liftoff. LOL.)
11-20-2023 | 05:31 PM
#32
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From: Fully Retired
The Apollo 1 crew was less than a success. Apollo 8 was originally supposed to be a test of the LM in Earth orbit, but delays in testing of the LM precluded that, but it was politically decided to launch it into a lunar orbit to beat the Russians in doing so. Apollo 12 was hit by lightning after takeoff, ruining their telemetry until they coukd figure out the problem and switch to an aux system. On the same mission Alan Bean accidentally pointed the TV camera directly at the Sun, frying its circuitry and limiting the lunar videos taken - perhaps one reason that few remember Apollo 12.
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11-20-2023 | 05:42 PM
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The Apollo 1 crew was less than a success. Apollo 8 was originally supposed to be a test of the LM in Earth orbit, but delays in testing of the LM precluded that, but it was politically decided to launch it into a lunar orbit to beat the Russians in doing so. Apollo 12 was hit by lightning after takeoff, ruining their telemetry until they coukd figure out the problem and switch to an aux system. On the same mission Alan Bean accidentally pointed the TV camera directly at the Sun, frying its circuitry and limiting the lunar videos taken - perhaps one reason that few remember Apollo 12.
11-20-2023 | 05:56 PM
#34
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It always works. We're in a jet. What could go wrong?
In all fairness, however, in the bigger picture of what they have done, a rocket than land itself vertically on a platform on land or in the water is pretty damn impressive. Plus, they've managed to introduce new sparkles in the night sky that cause some conspiracy-minded first officers to launch on rants at night about UFO's and government coverups. One just can't buy that kind of stupidity.
11-21-2023 | 05:08 AM
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From: Window seat
Niece asked me for pictures from my military time. I said I think the only ones I have are from over Panama. But I remembered the flight lead had been based in Panama and we went sight-seeing to view the Japanese mini-sub that had beached itself vs attacking cargo ships waiting to transit the Panama Canal. I had the picture and went on the internet to find an article about the 'Japanese mini-sub.'. Oh, the sub is there...but it was one of the first subs ever built and had sunk around 1870. So much for the 'Japanese mini-sub.' Flight lead buddy had flown there in the late 1970's/early 1980's and the real story, even then, had morphed into a WWII urban legend.
11-23-2023 | 03:41 AM
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From: B-737NG preferably in first class with a glass of champagne and caviar
Ahhh the good old days of the real PAN AM, TWA and EAL (pre March 1989) to name a few... It got to the point, when commuting East or West... to decide... do I want the Crab Cakes or Sachertorte?
11-23-2023 | 09:05 AM
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From: Fully Retired
Carved prime rib.
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