Actor Fred Ward dies. He had the right stuff in movies from 'Tremors' to 'The Player'

NPR ^ | May 13, 2022 | Neda Ulaby

[pfflier]

Very informative. T book and movie The Right Stuff left the subject very murky but leaned toward implying Grissom panicked. Its is good to see something this definitive is out there, clearing his reputation.

[schurmann]

“...Its is good to see something this definitive is out there, clearing his reputation.” [pfflier, post 61]

NASA fell victim to a couple “wrong turns” in engineering development. Always possible in such programs: in the 1960s, they were forced to work at the cutting edge of technology under severe time constraints and under a microscope, subject to scrutiny both from political leaders and the public at large. Sticking to schedules and budgets under such conditions isn’t an exact science.

In the early 1960s, I recall the fiance of a childhood friend’s older sister deciding to leave NASA - lack of confidence in their engineering approach and leadership.

What is not in doubt: the safety risks attendant to ground operations around helicopters. Rotors generate dangerously large static-charge buildups simply by spinning. As a matter of safety, no one should touch any landing helicopter before it touches the ground, or (while hovering) allows a dangling cable to contact the earth (or water) first.

[wardaddy]

Laconic

In a word.

Maybe I misused it

[Pelham]

Great post.

[Impy]

Naked Gun 33.3

[campaignPete R-CT]

I dropped my home Xfinity for budget reasons

Going with Mobile phone data only ... See if I can do it

10 gb. Hafta stay off YouTube.

[21twelve]

Every so often we use helicopters to haul gear into remote sites using a net and cable. EVERY day the pilot reminds us to let the cable touch the ground first to discharge the static before we touch it.