https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/alsj-Tindallgrams.html
― Another Fule Clickin’ In Your POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 02:10 (six years ago)
(complete with 1969 paper bikini adverts)
― Irae Louvin (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 8 November 2019 00:40 (six years ago)
RIP Al Worden
― Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette Alone) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 19 March 2020 01:03 (six years ago)
I posted this on the obituary thread but it's worth reposting here. I love this story from Al's book
I extended the mass spectrometer on a large boom, trying to sniff out any hint of lunar atmosphere or escaping volcanic gas. Scientists particularly thought that areas of lunar sunrises and sunsets might concentrate stray gases. They would be extremely tenuous, and that is where we ran into trouble. The spectrometer mostly picked up particles that we brought from Earth. We'd strayed clouds of urine along our flight path all the way to the moon, and these urine dumps continued in lunar orbit. My frozen pee is probably sprinkled all over the moon. Add rocket engine exhaust, and it is no wonder our mass spectrometer had trouble finding anything else.
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 20 March 2020 22:23 (six years ago)
Thanks. I remember reading a more academic discussion of the Apollo Missions that was somewhat dismissive of the “nose cone histories” aka the astronaut memoirs. I know Carrying the Fire is supposed to be the best but Al’s book was really good in lots of ways.
― Robbie Shakespeare’s Sister Lovers (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 21 March 2020 00:37 (six years ago)
Folks who have this thread bookmarked should check out RetroSpace HD on YouTube. Lots of vintage footage up there that I haven't seen at all such as this, the Apollo 9 LEM docking sequence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke8R4zc18Kk
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 21 March 2020 23:36 (six years ago)
Not a book & i think it’s been mentioned itt already but if you get a chance I really recommend “For All Mankind”, Ron Moore’s series on Apple+ So much nerdy NASA/Apollo detailINCLUDING: (spoiler) a fkn Sea Dragon launch in the final episode 😃https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Dragon_(rocket)
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 4 April 2020 19:18 (six years ago)
Michael Collins' Carrying The Fire is on sale in the various e-stores for $2.99 right now. Well worth reading,
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 23 June 2020 06:23 (five years ago)
I highly recommend this book, which I have owned in multiple formats, even though I haven’t properly read it yet/pvmic
― Barry "Fatha" Hines (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 24 June 2020 23:59 (five years ago)
https://youtu.be/LWLadJFI8Pk
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Tuesday, 29 September 2020 09:03 (five years ago)
Ah fuck, anyway, that's a deepfaked short film of Apollo XI failure with Nixon giving Saffire's dead astronauts speech.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/science/nasa-space-launch-system.html
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 21 March 2021 16:49 (five years ago)
Just watched In Event of Moon Disaster, thanks. So Michael Collins was able to crew the return trip all by his lonesome?
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 21 March 2021 17:30 (five years ago)
And RIP Michael Collins. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/science/michael-collins-third-man-of-the-moon-landing-dies-at-90.html. Hope things are going swimmingly on the FarOther Side.
― A Stop at Quilloughby (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 April 2021 17:59 (five years ago)
well, shit;_;
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 28 April 2021 19:32 (five years ago)
Time for an unofficial Carrying the Fire book club?
― A Stop at Quilloughby (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 April 2021 19:53 (five years ago)
Too soon maybe
― A Stop at Quilloughby (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 April 2021 20:51 (five years ago)
Found this interesting link through an ex-ILB0r whose significant other has the same name as the author: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/dear-columbia-apollo-11-astronaut-michael-collins
― A Stop at Quilloughby (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 30 April 2021 13:16 (five years ago)
Well damnit if I haven't been completely sucked in by FOR ALL MANKIND. Despite the odd moment of cheesiness, it's just a lovely bit of reconstruction/extrapolation.
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Wednesday, 12 May 2021 03:20 (five years ago)
yeah it’s pretty great - i love the characters!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 12 May 2021 03:56 (five years ago)
Having the dude from Patriot isn't hurting
I'm sure I have said this before, but anyone who is in this thread and hasn't read Jed Mercurio's ASCENT is really doing themselves a massive disservice.
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Wednesday, 12 May 2021 10:48 (five years ago)
I didn’t even know what that was, had to MC Serch it.
― Working in the POLL Mine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 12 May 2021 13:25 (five years ago)
it's awesome.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 12 May 2021 14:51 (five years ago)
I guess it’s streaming somewhere
― Working in the POLL Mine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 12 May 2021 14:56 (five years ago)
Apple TV? Do people have that?
― Working in the POLL Mine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 12 May 2021 14:57 (five years ago)
sorry I mean the book Ascent! haven't see the other thing
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 12 May 2021 15:12 (five years ago)
Yeah, thought that book was great too, the Kennedy one not so much.
― Working in the POLL Mine (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 12 May 2021 15:13 (five years ago)
the Michael Collins book is 99p in the Amazon daily deal in the UK today
― koogs, Monday, 5 July 2021 01:22 (four years ago)
The Moon: MISSION CONTROL: FIDO, GUIDO AND RETROTime Magazine interview with Chris Craft and company from August 1, 1969.
― Planck Generation (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 9 July 2021 05:03 (four years ago)
Maybe not really an interview.
― Planck Generation (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 9 July 2021 05:04 (four years ago)
oooh thx
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 9 July 2021 05:05 (four years ago)
“2.5 million bits” = 312.5 kilobytesfkn wild
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 9 July 2021 05:13 (four years ago)
Don’t know where I should put so I am putting it here.https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/jeff-bezos-flies-to-space-on-blue-origin-rocketJordan Bimm otm.
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 15:04 (four years ago)
Here is his original article, with a slightly different, um, spin. https://www.barrons.com/articles/billionaires-space-flights-are-changing-the-arc-of-aerospace-history-51626735785
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 15:23 (four years ago)
It is kind of interesting that Wally Funk just went up, but still…
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 15:33 (four years ago)
Anyway seems there is already a thread dedicated to that topic, so as you were.
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 20 July 2021 18:13 (four years ago)
ILX, Tranquility Blecch here.
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 22 July 2021 01:46 (four years ago)
we’re breathin again
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 22 July 2021 01:50 (four years ago)
Everything’s going just swimmingly.
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 22 July 2021 01:52 (four years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZSuakXj8xI
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 22 July 2021 01:53 (four years ago)
Has anyone ever read Gene Kranz's book?
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 26 July 2021 21:36 (four years ago)
I have thought about reading it before, but was kind of put of by the title ;)
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 26 July 2021 21:40 (four years ago)
My new favorite term I learned from Gene Kranz is battle short or battleshort.
― No Particular Place to POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 10 August 2021 23:56 (four years ago)
Put off not put of.
Maybe this has already been linked or you already know everything in it but still: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-03-mn-11574-story.html
― No Particular Place to POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 00:03 (four years ago)
that was a good one!! thx for sharingi saw Gene’s Apollo 11 flight vest in the Air & Space museum when we visited, it was as cool as seeing Armstrong’s suit
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 01:03 (four years ago)
also made me a little ;_; when i realized oh yeah that Neil was still alive when they wrote thatprotect gene at all costs
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 01:05 (four years ago)
never previously noticed the op, but i am now going to brag that i worked in a minneapolis bookstore with margaret lazarus dean 25 years ago
she was great but unfortunately my most visceral memory of her is being at a party at her house when her cat ran out into the street and was killed
: /
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 01:17 (four years ago)
:(
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 01:31 (four years ago)
.
― No Particular Place to POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 02:51 (four years ago)