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To: 100American

But it is good enough to vote!

“Houston, we have a problem,” Apollo 13 transmission when their fuel cells exploded on the way to the moon.

ps
What Houston Control did to recover Apollo 13 was magnificent engineering on the fly for a disaster that had never been anticipated. The men on board Apollo 13 were magnificent. The men on the ground at Houston Control performed a miracle of engineering and ballistic calculations. Houston Control saved those men.


10 posted on 09/03/2017 4:11:31 PM PDT by cpdiii (Deckhand, Roughneck, Mud-man, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist, CONSTITUTION WORTH DYING FOR!)
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To: cpdiii

You don’t need a license to vote, or any ID, says Dems! There is only one reason in the world to not require an ID to vote, and everyone here knows what that is! Fraud!


19 posted on 09/03/2017 4:16:59 PM PDT by nobamanomore
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To: cpdiii

...with slide rules and log tables.


69 posted on 09/03/2017 5:33:34 PM PDT by smileyface (Things looking up in RED PA! I love President Trump!)
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To: cpdiii

Yes, such an event had been anticipated. Dr. Donald Gafford, of TRW, developed the equations to bring an Apollo spacecraft back to earth anywhere into an aborted mission. He was awarded the Medal of Freedom for his work. I was privileged to know him and help maintain his software.


77 posted on 09/03/2017 6:41:57 PM PDT by MisterArtery
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