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    50 years ago I was 12 and watching a tv in the mess hall at Boy Scout camp.
    11 years later I was a senior member of a Civil Air Patrol Squadron and asked
    some cadet members the names of the 3 astronauts.
    When they could not, it's the first time I felt old.
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    Default my space history notes.

    Do they teach recent historic science or human accomplishments other than computer or political related anymore?
    Geez i had to spell check sience.

    Did snap a real time pic of the first moon step shown on TV with my Polaroid Swinger camera.
    Still have the photo and is in great shape.

    Saturn V rocket produced a SWL (Sound Power Level) of about 220 decibels,
    which is sufficient to melt concrete nearby and set grass aflame a mile away? Sound energy can do that?

    Met Charlie Duke Jr. Apollo 11 CAPCOM (capsule communicator), Apollo 16 Lunar Module pilot.
    Can't place the date. Late 80's early 90's. Have signed color photo of him on the moon.
    Youngest man to walk the moon (36). 5th of 6 missions to land on moon.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Duke

    Same day, walked through a proposed ISF replica at a Autorama? show in Detroit. Shuttle bay sized.
    It was part of the autograph session and backdrop. Very cool.
    http://www.astronautix.com/i/industr...efacility.html
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    I remember at 5 years old, sitting on the floor in front of our black n white TV, next to my Sis who was 10. My parents let me stay up and watch a man walk on the moon. I freaked! Love anything space related ever since.

    A really good friend of mine worked for defense mapping and met Charles (Pete) Conrad from Apollo 12. Pete gave him a pile of his slides he shot with a Hasselblad on 70mm film stock.

    I got to handle them as I scanned them for him. I got to touch film that was on the Moon!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    As much as I respect the Astronauts that walked on the Moon I find those THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE involved in space craft engineering, assembly and those who ground controlled the space missions who time and time again overcame insurmountable engineering problems along with life and death situations to be much more interesting than the men who walked on the moon.

    My childhood "Space Hero's" were Mr. Christopher Kraft NASA'S first Flight Director and the main person responsible for pushing the development of Ground Control for all the space missions and Mr. Gene Kranz NASA'S 2nd Chief Flight Director for the Gemini and Apollo space missions in particular Apollo 11 and Apollo 13.

    I had the opportunity to meet Mr. Buzz Aldrin (second man on the moon) and Mr. Gene Kranz (NASA'S 2nd Chief Flight Director). I was much more excited to meet Mr. Kranz than Mr. Aldrin. No disrespect on my part to Mr. Aldrin!

    To each his own!!

    NOW instead of praising these accomplishments of 50 years ago by ALL THESE GREAT AMERICAN'S I see on the news that some of these IDIOT EQUAL RIGHT'S RACIST PROTESTORS want to make the space program a racial issue as in 1969 all the pictures of the Houston Mission Control Room show it's full of all white men and 1 women with that 1 women possibly the smartest one of the whole damn bunch.

    That one woman was Frances "Poppy" Northcutt. A 22 year old “Computresses” or “Human Computer” as was her job title instead of an being called an "Engineer" as were ALL the men in the Mission Control room. She was the 1st women working in "Mission Control" starting with the Apollo 8 mission. There are many other unsung women hero's of the space era that I have not mentioned. Below are pictures of Ms Northcutt in 1968 and today!

    I guess that's what ya git when today's young people only want to look at the past with eyes that never lived in that time and now want to make judgement of that past based upon what they believe today!

    Times do change however you can't change the past!!!
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    x2 She is a pioneer.
    The astronauts were the pr.
    Movies about the missions boiled down reality, but maybe are held as fact for lack of knowledge.

    Behind the scenes, especially NASA, can be very interesting and even mind boggling.
    Read and viewed a lot about the crawlers that move the rockets.
    Some machines like that can be improved but not really changed, nor need to be.
    Hello car companies? Will they get rid of tires because they are old tech?

    Are many people turned off by all the ashtrays and smokers?
    Hey they got the job done and well too. Using slide rules, chalk boards, and paper.
    Amazing all the correct calculations and design work mostly in a 6 year span 63-69.
    I get thoughts on car repairs and problem solving reading about aviation, NASA and such.
    Employers now freak out seeing how many humans were correctly required back then.
    Workers are spread thin nowadays trying to do the work of 2 or more and work more hours.
    AI computers, robotics, help but cannot take up the slack and cause even more work.
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    I agree vintageracer, I bet you could find a suppyer or other support for the program in all of the 50 states.
    I know several from Connecticut that were,including the one I worked for.
    I remember this support years later.
    http://www.dpaonthenet.net/article/3...-Atlantis.aspx
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    Default 88 new traction roller bearing assemblies, a catch up on NASA activity

    https://www.nasa.gov/ (remembering Chris Kraft). Did not know he passed July 22. Timing with 11 anny.

    Many know people, have family, friends, who dismiss space programs as a waste of money. I do not mind.
    Back to the moon mission in 5 years: https://www.nasa.gov/artemis. First woman on the moon.

    Did not sink in for years launch control and mission control sites were separate.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ns_to_the_Moon
    "India successfully launched a mission Monday 7/22/19 to land a rover on the moon — and if successful would become the fourth country to have a soft landing on the lunar surface".

    Auto landings of Falcon 9 stages are something to see.

    Shuttle launch and mission coverage, streaming on NASA TV, was the best.
    Very drawn out, much more real time coverage, no commercials, detailed commentary.
    Will very soon experience more with new era US heavy lift test and manned flights, first to the ISS, this year.
    ISS Docking collar launch rescheduled tentatively tomorrow Wednesday 7/24 624p edt weather 30% go.
    https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/category/boeing/

    Have had a special interest in the details of NASA ground systems at the cape for years. Logistics, procedures, etc.
    What a blessing youtube and NASA website is for people who cannot experience those worlds in person.

    The why of using river rock gravel for the crawlerway of the transporters.
    1965 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawler-transporter
    Road tested by Road & Track in the 70's.

    Interesting PDF tutorial outline of crawler shoe steel castings and making replacements in plain english with pics.
    Down to earth look at one tiny bit but important part of space program work.
    Think they have spray bars for the track shoe pins when moving.
    https://www.sfsa.org/tutorials/nasac.../TrackShoe.pdf

    Better grease nowadays than back then:
    https://www.nasa.gov/content/crawler...ing-assemblies
    https://www.nasa.gov/content/new-rol...-transporter-2
    https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/f...-2-oct2016.pdf

    Some NON high tech videos of the crawler and detailed tours of them.

    Crawler walk thru tour with sound, narration, 3 parts. Shows control room.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IArsG6w9oSo

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU8-YvSDmQA

    Media Event test drive and presentation on CT-2 crawler SLS upgrades. 52 minutes. John Giles, Mary Hanna.
    Bearings. MPG. No more plywood floors in the cabs. Same Alco main engines, new AC generators.
    The mention of the 'Mustang' car drawing on one of them.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2GG92Lp8S0

    "The crawlers are ready to support NASA's SLS program and commercial missions for the next half century," Giles said. "This continued support would not be possible without the managers, engineers and technicians that maintain these highly unique and specialized pieces of equipment."

    https://www.nasa.gov/content/nasas-g...re-exploration
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