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Apollo 14 Splashed Down 40 Years Ago Today: Six Odd Things About It
Houston Press ^ | Feb. 9, 2011 | Richard Connelly

Posted on 02/10/2011 10:16:04 PM PST by george76

Apollo 14 -- the safely numbered one after that, um, other one -- splashed down 40 years ago today.

Since there were no dancing-on-the-edge death-defying dramatic escapes on this one, the mission is largely lost to history. It did get NASA back on track, of course, and paved the way for as many additional moon landings as the budget could afford (three).

But there were some oddities attached to Apollo 14. Here are six:

6. The astronauts got lost on the moon.

4. Astronaut Ed Mitchell became a raving UFO loon.

2. Shepard: Least-liked Apollo astronaut?

Shepard was a Machiavellian, cold, arrogant guy whose utter lack of people skills turned many off. Hard-partying Gordo Cooper ...

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TOPICS: Outdoors; Science; UFO's
KEYWORDS: alshepard; anniversary; apollo; apollo14; apolloprogram; edgarmitchell; nasa; smilinal; space
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To: buccaneer81

The Vatican seems ready, for which I give them a ton of credit.


61 posted on 02/14/2011 3:41:04 PM PST by RinaseaofDs (Does beheading qualify as 'breaking my back', in the Jeffersonian sense of the expression?)
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To: RinaseaofDs
The Vatican seems ready, for which I give them a ton of credit.

I agree. They've been in on the story for as long as our government, IMHO. It's the Muzzies who will be interesting to watch, in terms of a reaction.

62 posted on 02/14/2011 4:08:58 PM PST by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: buccaneer81
It'll be the opening sequence of 2001 - A Space Odyssey
63 posted on 02/15/2011 9:30:01 AM PST by RinaseaofDs (Does beheading qualify as 'breaking my back', in the Jeffersonian sense of the expression?)
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To: Conan the Librarian

“What was Armstrong’s military rank when he commanded Apollo 11?”

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American Hero, First Class.


64 posted on 02/15/2011 9:32:51 AM PST by EyeGuy (Gimme Shelter)
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To: RinaseaofDs
It'll be the opening sequence of 2001 - A Space Odyssey

Those apes were way smarter than today's muzzie snakes.

65 posted on 02/15/2011 11:07:15 AM PST by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

Brig General Jimmy Stewart, USAFR. He wasn’t half-bad as an actor, either .

My uncle was in SAC, a navigator on a tanker if I recall. What I do remember is that they were stationed in Minot, ND, and they had to plug in their car in winter or the engine oil congealed.


66 posted on 02/15/2011 9:17:41 PM PST by Pelham (Off With Their Heads- a Religion of Peace thought for today)
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To: 6SJ7
It's hard to remember just how primitive the electronics back then were compared to today.

Electronics? I see no electronics here. Only Keuffel & Esser.

Of course, on board Apollo, they did have electronics. 4mhz, 72k RAM.

67 posted on 02/15/2011 10:17:43 PM PST by cynwoody
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To: Conan the Librarian

No cheating here. If he had some kind of “Reserve Admiral” BS status, I’m unaware of it. I’d always read he touched down on the moon as a civilian.


68 posted on 01/29/2012 9:20:29 AM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: lonestar
I was right out of college, living in Houston apt. with a lot of NASA people...

There was an old BBQ joint across the street from the entrance to Ellington Field. All of the astronauts ate there at one time or another.

Can't remember the name of it and don't know if it's still there or not.

69 posted on 01/29/2012 9:56:01 AM PST by houeto
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To: 6SJ7

“It’s hard to remember just how primitive the electronics back then were compared to today. “

Does anyone have any specs of the onboard computer in first apollo command ship?

I’ve often heard a rumor that the old XT clones with a 20 meg HD were larger storage and more powerful.


70 posted on 01/29/2012 11:03:50 AM PST by Rebelbase
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To: cynwoody

Thanks for the link! It answered my question at #70.


71 posted on 01/29/2012 11:11:27 AM PST by Rebelbase
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