Fifty years on... - Page 2

Growler · 05-05-11, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Here is another brain teaser

Who was the last American to orbit the earth as the only occupant of the spacecraft (solo)?

Think carefully

Apollo 17 CM pilot Ron Evans, who, while in the command module orbiting the moon, was also in orbit around the Earth.

Platapus · 05-05-11, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Growler

Apollo 17 CM pilot Ron Evans, who, while in the command module orbiting the moon, was also in orbit around the Earth.

Clever

But I am thinking of a man only in Earth Orbit.

But clever thinking!!

razark · 05-05-11, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Growler

Apollo 17 CM pilot Ron Evans, who, while in the command module orbiting the moon, was also in orbit around the Earth.

If we're going with tricky answers, either Dale Gardner or Joseph Allen. They were the last two astronauts to operate the MMU on STS-51-A.

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Or, if you don't want to count the MMU/spacesuit as a spacecraft, Command Module Pilot David Scott, on Apollo 9?

Growler · 05-05-11, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Clever

But I am thinking of a man only in Earth Orbit.

But clever thinking!!

Well, you did say, "Think carefully."

Torplexed · 05-05-11, 11:25 PM

Didn't American astronaut Michael Foale have to stay alone in the Mir space station or the attached Soyuz capsule for his safety while the Russians outside in their space suits did repairs to it's exterior?

razark · 05-05-11, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Didn't American astronaut Michael Foale have to stay alone in the Mir space station or the attached Soyuz capsule for his safety while the Russians outside in their space suits did repairs to it's exterior?

Not quite:

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The two Russian cosmonauts of Mir 23, Vasily Tsibliyev and Aleksandr Lazutkin, conducted an intravehicular activity (IVA) to inspect the collision damage from the interior of the space station. During Mir 24, Foale and Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Solovyev conducted a six-hour EVA in the Russian Orlan spacesuit to inspect exterior damage to the station's Spektr module.

Platapus · 05-06-11, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by razark

If we're going with tricky answers, either Dale Gardner or Joseph Allen. They were the last two astronauts to operate the MMU on STS-51-A.

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Or, if you don't want to count the MMU/spacesuit as a spacecraft, Command Module Pilot David Scott, on Apollo 9?

Wow I would say you win on several levels with that answer. But yes, Dave Scott was the answer I was looking for.

You sure do know your useless space trivia!

Platapus · 05-06-11, 06:20 AM

Here is a bit of trivia about Alan Shepard.

When he went up in space, Alan had some sensors placed at various places on his body. To mark where the sensors were to be placed, for some reason it was decided to tattoo marks on Alan's body.

For the rest of his life, he had these permanent tattoos of the sensor location on his body.

I guess NASA did not have any magic markers.

It is commonly understood that the reason that Chuck Yeager could not be an astronaut was because he did not have a college degree.

Which of the original seven Mercury pilots did not have a college degree but still went into space?

sharkbit · 05-06-11, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Which of the original seven Mercury pilots did not have a college degree but still went into space?

My guess-Gus Grissom

Platapus · 05-06-11, 08:02 AM

Nope

Glenn and Carpenter did not have college degrees when they were selected to fly nor did they have their degree by the time of their first flight.

Both attended college. Carpenter was one class short of his degree when he flew Aurora-7. After his flight, the University decided that his experiences made up for the flight and he was granted his degree. It could be said that Carpenter was the only astronaut to earn his degree in space!!

razark · 05-06-11, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

It is commonly understood that the reason that Chuck Yeager could not be an astronaut was because he did not have a college degree.

Which of the original seven Mercury pilots did not have a college degree but still went into space?

Dang it... missed it by minutes.

John Glenn?

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In April 1959, despite the fact that Glenn had not earned the required college degree, he was assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as one of the original group of seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury.

Or Scott Carpenter?

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He returned to Boulder in November 1945 to study aeronautical engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. At the end of his senior year, he missed the final examination in heat transfer, leaving him one requirement short of a degree. After his Mercury flight, the university granted him the degree on grounds that, "His subsequent training as an Astronaut has more than made up for the deficiency in the subject of heat transfer."

Platapus · 05-06-11, 08:08 AM

You're a wiener!

Gerald · 05-06-11, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

You're a wiener!

A sausage? "wiener"

Platapus · 05-06-11, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

A sausage? "wiener"

A big wiener!

Gerald · 05-06-11, 08:20 AM

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A big wiener!

05-05-11, 11:25 PM	#20
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Didn't American astronaut Michael Foale have to stay alone in the Mir space station or the attached Soyuz capsule for his safety while the Russians outside in their space suits did repairs to it's exterior? __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

05-06-11, 06:20 AM	#23
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,373 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Here is a bit of trivia about Alan Shepard. When he went up in space, Alan had some sensors placed at various places on his body. To mark where the sensors were to be placed, for some reason it was decided to tattoo marks on Alan's body. For the rest of his life, he had these permanent tattoos of the sensor location on his body. I guess NASA did not have any magic markers. It is commonly understood that the reason that Chuck Yeager could not be an astronaut was because he did not have a college degree. Which of the original seven Mercury pilots did not have a college degree but still went into space? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-06-11, 08:02 AM	#25
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,373 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Nope Glenn and Carpenter did not have college degrees when they were selected to fly nor did they have their degree by the time of their first flight. Both attended college. Carpenter was one class short of his degree when he flew Aurora-7. After his flight, the University decided that his experiences made up for the flight and he was granted his degree. It could be said that Carpenter was the only astronaut to earn his degree in space!! __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-06-11, 08:08 AM	#27
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,373 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	You're a wiener! __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.