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)
fuuuuuuuuuck
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Thursday, 12 August 2021 02:35 (four years ago)
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51uYTHpYv4L._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg
Anyone read this?
Not I, no.
― No Particular Place to POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 12 August 2021 03:44 (four years ago)
nope
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 12 August 2021 03:48 (four years ago)
Today I went on a college tour with daughter #2 and at one point the guide said “two of our alumni worked for NASA as astronauts. They flew to the Moon and the International Space Station!” I don’t think it will come as a surprise to the readers of this thread that I asked him if he was sure about the first part of that last sentence and that I was a bit skeptical when he said “Yes!”
― He POLLS So Much About These Zings (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 October 2021 22:34 (four years ago)
lol
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 2 October 2021 23:07 (four years ago)
“the moon” soundstage maybe
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 2 October 2021 23:08 (four years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOe5rB8o0To
― He POLLS So Much About These Zings (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 October 2021 23:25 (four years ago)
shatner's bassoon
https://securebooks.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Star-Trek-icon-William-Shatner-rockets-into-space-in-flight.jpg
― koogs, Thursday, 14 October 2021 08:23 (four years ago)
(apologies, didn't realise this was ilb. still, looks like nobody cares about the unheroic space age)
― koogs, Sunday, 17 October 2021 12:00 (four years ago)
It’s technically on ILB, but no worries. It has been repurposed for wider usage.
― Double Chocula (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 17 October 2021 12:11 (four years ago)
mr veg gave me Andrew Chaikin’s “A Man on the Moon” for Christmas :D
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 25 December 2021 19:24 (four years ago)
Excellent. Although be forewarned that it does take its time, um, getting off the ground.
― Santa’s Got a Brand New Pigbag (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 25 December 2021 19:31 (four years ago)