Posted on 05/05/2008 8:03:59 PM PDT by Angelwood
Explorer89, a very good friend of MrConfettiMan sent me this information to share.
Click on the link above to get the pdf of an internal Goddard newsletter that describes the inscription on a reaction wheel that is going to the moon. Joe (FR's MrConfettiMan) wrote the software for the reaction wheel. Joe's article is on page 9. Since the pdf is a bit grainy, the inscription on the wheel is reproduced below:
"The life of Joe Vitale ended far too early, but his work will carry on as the United States Space Program returns to the moon. The software Joe wrote for this reaction wheel will play a vital role. It will help the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter identify natural resouces and landing sites as a first step to populating the moon and traveling beyond.
Joseph E. Vitale, 1965 - 2007"
MrConfettiMan has been gone for a little more than a year now, but is still missed dearly by family and friends. I am very happy to see NASA's memorial to such a fine and deserving man.
This is awesome. Thanks for telling us about this.
Well, I haven’t posted in quite awhile and have lost the knack. The link didn’t go through as planned. Hope someone will do the honors and fix it for me.
Thanks. Pinging some of the DC Chapter members.
He inspired us all and he would not coward if Hillary got into the White House. He would be down in DC every Saturday if he was alive.
Click the Link for the pdf file
Bump for later...busy right now...
I met Joe twice up in DC during the *Crinton mess and Altoast2000 Supreme Court debacle. I wanted to see him again at Duke Medical Center but he was released early. He is missed.
DC Chapter Ping List!
I hope everyone reads the article about Joe. It’s a great article and shows a photo of the inscription.
FReep On!
Thank you.
I still miss the sweet guy. He was one of the unforgetables.
That’s wonderful.
When he got to Heaven, God said “Welcome, old friend. Remember the days when you and I were the only ones protesting at the White House?”
Very cool tribute.
Thanks for this, Angelwood.
Joe was a really special person — and what a fighter he was! I still tear up when I think of him. Does anyone know how his wife and children are? There was just that short mention in the article.
I’m sure his spirit will be on that mission to the moon, too.
This is AWESOME! I loved MCM, I still think of him often whenever I am Freeping. RIP MCM, and I hope his family is doing OK.
Fantastic! His work lives on! More than many of us can say.
MCM Tribute Bump!
It’s reassuring to see that at least a few Americans are still capable of such a caring and honorable tribute. Joe must have been quite a guy.
God’s speed, MrConfettiMan!
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