Model Forum / General / Rockets / July 2006

and don't forget july 20, 1976..

terry dean

Why yes, in 1969 Apollo 11 landed on the moon, in 1976 Viking 1 landed
on Mars, and in 2006 my Centuri Taurus clone got it's fins installed.

Chuck W
Sharc, NAR Section 613
www.flysharc.org

Sharc, we fly rockets so you don't have to!

Yes, my youngest nephew was being born as Armstrong was pretending to come
down the ladder over on lot 3 at Paramount. Of course, now we all know it
was really O.J. Simpson, Bart's older brother.  ; )

Randy
www.vernarockets.com

I too was a bit saddened over the apathy of "One small step for man,
*static*, One giant leap for mankind".

The war in Lebanon is all over the news channels (I only tolerate Fox
News, the rest don't exist IMO).  This conflict could bring Syria and
Iran into the battle, then the U.S. and possibly Russia/CIS ... could
be a mini-WWIII ... not that the planet couldn't use a reduction of the
human population by say a 3rd ... wishful thinking ...; No mention of
the greatest feat in mankind's history ... Moon Landing.  I think if it
had been any other country besides the U.S., there would have been
international celebration ... like if the French or Soviets were first
... these countries seem to celebrate every time one of their citizens
takes a dump.

... But then this is what we get for "side show" space achievements.
It was a RACE to the Moon ... we won, planted our flag, and now we move
onto other things.  I think more people around the planet were
concerned with Tiger Woods at the British Open, then they were with
what happened on July 20, 1969.

The race to the Moon was international politics first, scientific
learning SECOND.  Even von Braun stated that if things had been left to
their natural progression, he would have first built a permanently
orbiting space station, then use it as a 'launch pad' to go to the Moon
around 1975/1976.

Instead we cut a lot of corners, lost 3 astronauts in our race to plant
the American flag.  When politicians get involved in anything ...
BEWARE.

Well let's see what is REALLY important to the masses (looking at
some of the top stories):

Paris Hilton - Is she a great anti-hero?
Brittney Spears - Is she really getting a divorce?
Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson Tie the knot!
Michael Jackson is sued by his "egg donating" wife!
Barry Bond's medical records are now in the hands of the Feds!
Gas is up to $3/gal!
Pirates of the Caribbean make 320 million in just 17 days!

These and more are the things that REALLY matter :(   Landing on the
Moon is just plain boring...

Yep, the launch coincided with a birthday party I attended- and of
course there was a rocket on the cake.

Anybody remember back in the day; if you had a second TV in the house
it was likely as not a black and white model.

TBerk