Manned Launches Still are Cool

[Dim Bulb]

Probably a holdover from watching Gemini and Apollo missions when I was a kid. I still think it's must watch TV.

[Drama Queen]

Cool music reflected the interest in space back then.

Space Oddity
Rocket Man

[Dim Bulb]

Cool music reflected the interest in space back then.

Space Oddity
Rocket Man

Purple Haze
Snoopy v. The Red Baron

[Drama Queen]

Purple Haze
Snoopy v. The Red Baron

Walking on the Moon (late 70’s)

[RSE]

Cool music reflected the interest in space back then.

Space Oddity
Rocket Man

One of the networks used music from “Echoes” by Pink Floyd on its space coverage. Of course I didn’t know that until I was older and started listening to Floyd. It may have been CBS but for some reason I associate with Jules Bergman and he was ABC.

One of the guys going up is from my high school. My brother and sister in law know him well.

[Dim Bulb]

One of the networks used music from “Echoes” by Pink Floyd on its space coverage. Of course I didn’t know that until I was older and started listening to Floyd. It may have been CBS but for some reason I associate with Jules Bergman and he was ABC.

One of the guys going up is from my high school. My brother and sister in law know him well.

That's pretty cool. I remember being in law school when the first shuttle went up, one of the guys was such a Right Stuff guy, John something or other. Landed that puppy right on the "X" on the runway. Stud.

I also remember they had some guy on ABC I think, Ken Takashawahara or something, stationed out in the middle of the m'fing desert to hear the sonic boom as the shuttle reentered. Poor fucker was standing out in the middle of nowhere all day just to have a ten second "I just heard the boom, this is Ken Takashawahara, Shitstain, California." What a horrible job...

[IronEagle]

I’ll be watching. Hopefully the weather allows them to launch and that all goes well.

[Dim Bulb]

I’ll be watching. Hopefully the weather allows them to launch and that all goes well.

Did someone at SpaceX stop to think that in Florida every f'ing afternoon there are thundershowers so maybe they should launch in the am? Anyone?

[RSE]

That's pretty cool. I remember being in law school when the first shuttle went up, one of the guys was such a Right Stuff guy, John something or other. Landed that puppy right on the "X" on the runway. Stud.

I also remember they had some guy on ABC I think, Ken Takashawahara or something, stationed out in the middle of the m'fing desert to hear the sonic boom as the shuttle reentered. Poor fucker was standing out in the middle of nowhere all day just to have a ten second "I just heard the boom, this is Ken Takashawahara, Shitstain, California." What a horrible job...

Summer of my junior year of college I spent working in the IBM plant masking, coating and cleaning parts for the space shuttle. Had my hands in chemicals for most of the day, no gloves. My buddies whose dads were IBM engineers got the sweet go-fer summer jobs; I got the assembly line.

[Dim Bulb]

Summer of my junior year of college I spent working in the IBM plant masking, coating and cleaning parts for the space shuttle. Had my hands in chemicals for most of the day, no gloves. My buddies whose dads were IBM engineers got the sweet go-fer summer jobs; I got the assembly line.

Look on the bright side, you didn't have to shave or get haircuts so often...

[IronEagle]

Did someone at SpaceX stop to think that in Florida every f'ing afternoon there are thundershowers so maybe they should launch in the am? Anyone?

It may have something to do with the location of the Space Station at this time. I don’t know.

[Dim Bulb]

It may have something to do with the location of the Space Station at this time. I don’t know.

Where'd you park it? Didn't you look at the sign in the parking lot to remember where you parked it? Jeez, IE...

[Dim Bulb]

They're gonna scrub.

[Ellsworth]

Summer of my junior year of college I spent working in the IBM plant masking, coating and cleaning parts for the space shuttle. Had my hands in chemicals for most of the day, no gloves. My buddies whose dads were IBM engineers got the sweet go-fer summer jobs; I got the assembly line.

but look at you now! i worked in the press room of a newspaper for $4/hour. filthy, back breaking bullshit job.

[Loki]

Did you dance or sing in Newsies or both?