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Jenny, Always smiling! :-D
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Aug 05, 2014 08:03PM
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Jane,That's an awesome list!
I'd love to see some of the actual NASA shuttles, and am so jealous you got to!
Victoria wrote: "Jane,That's an awesome list!
I'd love to see some of the actual NASA shuttles, and am so jealous you got to!"
Yes, it was a THRILL to see Gus Grissom's capsule - and the things from inside - some mercury dimes among them!
I also have taken the tour of Cape Canaveral and it is well worth the money if you are ever in Florida. You get to tour a shuttle, and to see the building where they were assembled and worked on. You also see (from a bit of a distance) the launch pads. There is also an amazing amount of wildlife - an eagle's nest that is over a hundred years old - huge! Plus fun IMax movies and other things to do.
For the past 10 or so years admission includes a separate ticket to the Astronaut Hall of Fame. I went there about 8 years ago - and WOW. I wish I had more time there. There are sculptures and astronaut art in the lobby, then just a treasure trove of personal items, including Jim Lovell's Boy Scout badge sash (he was an Eagle Scout) and Deke Slater's leather bomber jacket from the Korean War. I can't even remember all the great stuff I saw! I know the memorial mirror (it turns to reflect the sun all day) just brings tears to your eyes - it lists all the astronauts lost since the program began. I've been 3 times, and I may go again at the end of the month when I visit the Space Coast.
It should be on the bucket list of every NASA junkie!
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That's an awesome list!
I'd love to see some of the actual NASA shuttles, and am so jealous you got to!"
Yes, it was a THRILL to see Gus Grissom's capsule - and the things..."
Yup, this is a MUST for me now! :)
Karen wrote: "Kimoya wrote: "I've crossed of: poisoning family
Becoming a terrorist and
Getting married and have children....
Thank God I did..."
Glad you crossed the first two OFF your list! :)"
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Jane wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Jane,That's an awesome list!
I'd love to see some of the actual NASA shuttles, and am so jealous you got to!"
Yes, it was a THRILL to see Gus Grissom's capsule - and the things..."
Believe me, if I'm ever in a position to go, I'm so there!
ikr it would be fun/scary to go to space i may be a stupid person for asking but who is Gus Grissom
LOL Kim! I guess I'm showing my age. The original astronauts were known as the Mercury 7. Gus Grissom was one. They were hired from the branches of the military and had test pilot experience. He flew in Mercury and Apollo, and was killed in a test of the 1st Apollo spacecraft. I vividly remember that - I was home sick from school and my grandmother and I were watching TV and saw it. It made a huge impression on me. If you ever saw the movie "The Right Stuff", he was the one whose capsule sank after re-entry. Try looking him up on Wiki - very interesting.I forget how old I am and how long ago that was! (1960's)
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Jane wrote: "LOL Kim! I guess I'm showing my age. The original astronauts were known as the Mercury 7. Gus Grissom was one. They were hired from the branches of the military and had test pilot experience. ..."It's not only those of you old enough to be alive at the time that know who he is. I knew the name and I was only born in the 80s.
Victoria wrote: "Jane wrote: "LOL Kim! I guess I'm showing my age. The original astronauts were known as the Mercury 7. Gus Grissom was one. They were hired from the branches of the military and had test pilot ..."I mean, I can't assume MY cultural references will be know by everyone anymore. When I was growing up the whole NASA program and Mercury astronauts were always in the news.
If there are space junkies who haven't yet read it, I recommend
. They based the HBO mini series From The Earth To The Moon on it - it tells the whole story of the space program from the first rockets through Apollo program to the shuttle.
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I have watched that entire series at least 5 times, Jane! I'm checking that book out for sure!
Karen wrote: "Jane wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Jane wrote: "LOL Kim! I guess I'm showing my age. The original astronauts were known as the Mercury 7. Gus Grissom was one. They were hired from the branches of th...":) Love both the series and the book!
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My 11 year old granddaughter did ask to watch Apollo 13 with me a few weeks ago, so I was over the moon! Her teacher was talking about it in her class so she was interested. :)
Don't feel dumb, Kim. Most people who weren't alive to see it all don't know all the names and facts. I bet there are also people who were alive at the time, and old enough to take notice, who don't know most of the names and facts. Plus, I dare say there are several things you know that we don't know much -or anything - about.
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Kim wrote: "thanks Vic"Absolutely, Kim! I am older than dirt LOL and this was so HUGE back then - every launch was carried on all 3 networks (yes, only 3 networks and no cable) live, and as an elementary student it really caught my attention, and I read Life and Look magazines - they did big pictorial articles on the space program. When there are only 3 channels and they all have the same programming, you really couldn't escape it. My dad took me outside one night to look up in the sky and see Sputnik (Russian satellite) pass over head. The Russians BEAT us into space!! The Cold War was in full bloom then, and that was shameful. Seeing that little point of light move across the sky has stayed with me all these years. For my daughters, it was the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger blowing up. By then launches were not televised, but they broke into their afternoon cartoon watching to broadcast it. They remember it very clearly.
Every generation has their big national (whatever nation you live in) or international event that grabs their attention and you remember the details 40 or 50 years later.
I agree with Victoria - you probably know lots of stuff we old farts don't know about. :)
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This is my daughter Tessa--she was in love with those little chicks!
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we did something like that for i think a science experiment but we didn't get to see them hatch i don't think anyway by the their so cute
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Fun topic.
I have been to 45 countries(am just 24 so yepp am a bit travelling spoiled)
I have been to half of the new seven wonders of the world(petra, mexican pyramids, machu picchu, jesus christ statue in sao paulo\rio?)
Been to cuba before fidel dies, twice.. haha..
I have ridden on a camel inn the desert.
Fun topic.
I have been to 45 countries(am just 24 so yepp am a bit travelling spoiled)
I have been to half of the new seven wonders of the world(petra, mexican pyramids, machu picchu, jesus christ statue in sao paulo\rio?)
Been to cuba before fidel dies, twice.. haha..
I have ridden on a camel inn the desert.
I got to go to the Mall of America (wanted to since I was like 7, got to go when I was 15)Take horseback riding lessons
Meet my best friend in person. Which happened last year and it was awesome. (She lives several states over. We met online when we were both 16)
