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TLAM Strike · 04-12-10, 08:02 AM

Its also the anniversary of the Vostok 1 Mission.

razark · 04-12-10, 08:42 AM

And STS-1!

Task Force · 04-12-10, 09:16 AM

Yay for space travel!

Cool stuff. (didnt realise so many missions launched in the past today.

SteamWake · 04-12-10, 10:38 AM

I'm old enough to have been alive and watched on our black and white TV as man took his first steps on the moon.

We all owe a huge debt to the brave men and women of the space programs.

It's a shame that we seem to be moving away from this sort of exploration.

frau kaleun · 04-12-10, 11:43 AM

About the only thing I remember from the MSI in Chicago other than U-505 is the NASA exhibit. They had Lovell's Apollo 8 command module there.

He is one of my heroes.

sharkbit · 04-12-10, 12:16 PM

The command module of Apollo 13 is currently in an awesome space museum(The Cosmosphere) in Hutchinson, Kansas, not too far from Wichita.

Well worth the visit if you are ever in the area. I've seen the museum a couple of times when I was out that way for work(

...I'm heading out there next month. Might have to check it out again).

The museum traces the history of space flight from the end of WWII to the present in a very well thought out presentation.

The museum is also home of the Libert Bell 7(??)-the Mercury capsule that sank in the Pacific before they could recover it after the hatch "just blew" after Gus Grissom's flight. I remember quite a few years ago when they found it, recovered it, and the museum restored it.

razark · 04-12-10, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sharkbit

The museum is also home of the Libert Bell 7(??)-the Mercury capsule that sank in the Pacific before they could recover it after the hatch "just blew" after Gus Grissom's flight. I remember quite a few years ago when they found it, recovered it, and the museum restored it.

The Liberty Bell 7 was lost in the Atlantic, not the Pacific. They didn't recover the hatch, which could have finally put to rest the question of why the hatch blew early.

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sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	The command module of Apollo 13 is currently in an awesome space museum(The Cosmosphere) in Hutchinson, Kansas, not too far from Wichita. Well worth the visit if you are ever in the area. I've seen the museum a couple of times when I was out that way for work(...I'm heading out there next month. Might have to check it out again). The museum traces the history of space flight from the end of WWII to the present in a very well thought out presentation. The museum is also home of the Libert Bell 7(??)-the Mercury capsule that sank in the Pacific before they could recover it after the hatch "just blew" after Gus Grissom's flight. I remember quite a few years ago when they found it, recovered it, and the museum restored it. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

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frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	About the only thing I remember from the MSI in Chicago other than U-505 is the NASA exhibit. They had Lovell's Apollo 8 command module there. He is one of my heroes.