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To: mewzilla

I have only childhood memories of Apollo.

Those people were a different breed. They chainsmoked their way into space.

I used YouTube to see what the earlier missions were about - what gigantic problems in engineering and logistics they had! I saw mentions of the fantastic problem of testing the Apollo Command Module while folding in changes and trying to keep the program going.

It seems, to me, that NASA is dropping the ball here, to not insist on compatibility with the suits, for instance. It reminds me of that Apollo 13 movie scene about the CO2 cartridges.


7 posted on 09/07/2024 4:58:45 AM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: Empire_of_Liberty

It was a glorious time to be alive.

We had our problems as a nation, but we had drive, dreams, and a spirit to overcome.

Deep State has done its damndest to stamp that out in us.

And, to our shame, we have allowed them to do it.


12 posted on 09/07/2024 5:21:18 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!The fans )
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To: Empire_of_Liberty
It seems, to me, that NASA is dropping the ball here, to not insist on compatibility with the suits, for instance. It reminds me of that Apollo 13 movie scene about the CO2 cartridges.

GREAT POINT.

18 posted on 09/07/2024 6:00:39 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: Empire_of_Liberty
I remember reading about Sputnik in my Weekly Reader in 2nd grade.
42 posted on 09/07/2024 7:43:34 AM PDT by mware
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To: Empire_of_Liberty; mewzilla; All
We moved from Old Bridge, NJ to Houston, TX in July 1969. Celebrated My 8th Birthday while watching Neil and Buzz landing on the Moon. And hearing the words from Neil as He stepped off of the LM ladder was pretty damned awesome !!! I thought it was the best Birthday Present ever.

In the early 90's I was installing car alarm systems and there was one customer that wanted the $40.00 alarm system installed on His 60's Mustang and He was not happy with it's limitations and I told Him that We had everything that could be added to that system installed. He wanted to talk to the Company that designed the alarm system so I got them on the phone and was listening to the conversation. About 10 minutes into the conversation he revealed that He was a Retired NASA Systems Engineer. The next thing He mentioned was that He was the Lead Systems Engineer for the Saturn V Rocket REDUNDANCY SAFETY SYSTEMS !!!

After He was finished with the call. I asked Him why didn't He just design and build His own Alarm System for the Mustang ?!

His answer was "I'm retired now."

59 posted on 09/08/2024 5:29:14 PM PDT by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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