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Space Forum / Shuttle / October 2005Wasn't Florida glad that Space Shuttle Discovery was used on their quarter instead of SS Columbia?
Sure, the Florida quarter came out in 2004 and it might have been in the late part of the year, but you can be sure the die for it was cast sometime in 2003, before the tragic disintegration of Columbia over Texas...and Arizona...and California...... If the die had of had Columbia on it instead of Discovery, do my friends in these groups think the quarter would have been recalled? Just curious. SincereQuestioner >Sure, the Florida quarter came out in 2004 and it might have been in >the late part of the year, but you can be sure the die for it was cast >sometime in 2003, before the tragic disintegration of Columbia over >Texas...and Arizona...and California...... Er, Columbia disintegrated on February 1, 2003.... Brian > Sure, the Florida quarter came out in 2004 and it might have been in > the late part of the year, but you can be sure the die for it was cast [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > friends in these groups think the quarter would have been recalled? > Just curious. The Florida quarter has a reverse that contains an image of a space shuttle, a 16th-century Spanish galleon, a strip of land with palm trees and the inscription "Gateway to Discovery." The inscription does not infer that the shuttle is Discovery.  SignatureJMark They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety -- Benjamin Franklin > Sure, the Florida quarter came out in 2004 and it might have been in > the late part of the year, but you can be sure the die for it was cast [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > If the die had of had Columbia on it instead of Discovery, do my > friends in these groups think the quarter would have been recalled? I don't see anything on the Florida quarter that identifies which orbiter is pictured. True, the caption is "Gateway to Discovery", but I interpret that as the common noun, not the proper noun. Florida is not the gateway to any particular orbiter. Anyway, did they recall the NH quarter when the Man in the Mountain fell down? How about the Connecticut quarter when the Charter Oak fell? Or the Illinois quarter when Lincoln was assasinated? --Rich > > Sure, the Florida quarter came out in 2004 and it might have been in > > the late part of the year, but you can be sure the die for it was cast [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > --Rich Or any of the other "Urban Legends" related to the SQs: DE - Paul revere spelled "Caesar Rodney." NJ - The only legal two headed quarter (GW on obv and rev). GA - The peach looks like a derriere when viewed upside down. MA - Anti-gun lobby against Minuteman with flintlock. VA - Shouldn't have Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria on US coins. NC - Should read "First IN Flight." TN - 5-string guitar and left handed trumpet. OH - John Glenn is astronaut and living people not allowed on coins. You can easily make up a few for the others. Jerry : Sure, the Florida quarter GoAT <sincerequestioner@yahoo.com> wrote in message Should've been a Saturn V. > <sincerequestioner@yahoo.com> wrote in message > > Should've been a Saturn V. Hate to say it, but the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs were transient and short-lived. The shuttle has had a much longer presence in Florida and will be America's first long-term commitment to a specific spacecraft and represents the present space exploration effort (as of when that coin was put out anyway). -A.L. >> <sincerequestioner@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > specific spacecraft and represents the present space exploration effort > (as of when that coin was put out anyway). True, but Apollo went somewhere. > >> <sincerequestioner@yahoo.com> wrote in message > >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > True, but Apollo went somewhere. And Apollo was far more historically significant in the broader scope of things. Shuttle will soon be gone, relegated to a paragraph in history texts at most. Florida's quarter should have celebrated Apollo/Saturn. But since so many Floridians didn't come from Florida, making the state disconnected from its true place in history, I suppose we shouldn't be surprised that it came up with the wrong design. - Ed Kyle > But since so many Floridians didn't come from Florida, > making the state disconnected from its true place in > history, I suppose we shouldn't be surprised that it > came up with the wrong design. Don't get me going ;) </native mode> >And Apollo was far more historically significant in the >broader scope of things. Shuttle will soon be gone, >relegated to a paragraph in history texts at most. Although Shuttle is more distinctive on a coin. Most folks recognize it and say "it's a Shuttle". A Saturn V wouldn't be recognized as a Saturn V, especially with the level of detail on a Quarter, it would just be a rocket. A LM would be even more obscure (and probably lead to jokes about how appropriate it is that Florida put a bug on its State Quarter...). >Florida's quarter should have celebrated Apollo/Saturn. >But since so many Floridians didn't come from Florida, >making the state disconnected from its true place in >history, I suppose we shouldn't be surprised that it >came up with the wrong design. I was born in Florida in 1964 and was one of only a few natives as I was growing up in Rockledge. Lord knows, when Apollo ended, most of the people who came to Florida to work on it, left. They started trickling back when Shuttle got close to flight circa 1980. Brian > I was born in Florida in 1964 and was one of only a few natives as I > was growing up in Rockledge. Lord knows, when Apollo ended, most of > the people who came to Florida to work on it, left. They started > trickling back when Shuttle got close to flight circa 1980. Wuesthoff? Me too, '59 >> I was born in Florida in 1964 and was one of only a few natives as I >> was growing up in Rockledge. Lord knows, when Apollo ended, most of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Wuesthoff? >Me too, '59 Yep. My brother was '59 too. Brian >> I was born in Florida in 1964 and was one of only a few natives as I >> was growing up in Rockledge. Lord knows, when Apollo ended, most of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Wuesthoff? > Me too, '59 Used to use the gym at Worst off. Got hundreds of hours flying out of that little 2000' strip at the Rock. Limey. Except Apollo 1, wasn't it Tim? That's the one where Virgil Grissom and the other astronauts on that flight were sacrificed to the Gods as were the crew members of SS Columbia and SS Challenger. All in the name of 'progress'. But sometimes you have to take 2 steps back to take 1 step forward. SincereQuestioner Apollo 1 astronauts, Lt. Col. Virgil Grissom, Lt. Col. Edward White II and Naval Lt. Cmdr. Roger Chaffee. Tim K. and Andrew Lotosky invoked the sad memories of the Apollo Space Program when they wrote: ************************************************************************************************ Andrew Lotosky" <sky...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1129083294.930093.327220@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Tim K. wrote: >> <sincerequestio...@yahoo.com> wrote in message >> Should've been a Saturn V. > Hate to say it, but the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs were > transient and short-lived. The shuttle has had a much longer presence > in Florida and will be America's first long-term commitment to a > specific spacecraft and represents the present space exploration effort > (as of when that coin was put out anyway). True, but Apollo went somewhere. > Except Apollo 1, wasn't it Tim? That's the one where Virgil Grissom > and the other astronauts on that flight were sacrificed to the Gods as > were the crew members of SS Columbia and SS Challenger. All in the > name of 'progress'. And your point was... > > Except Apollo 1, wasn't it Tim? That's the one where Virgil Grissom > > and the other astronauts on that flight were sacrificed to the Gods as > > were the crew members of SS Columbia and SS Challenger. All in the > > name of 'progress'. > > And your point was... It was another NASA explosion Tim. And I just LOVE them......... As you were, maggot! SincereQuestioner > It was another NASA explosion Tim. And I just LOVE them......... Whatever makes you feel good about yourself. > > It was another NASA explosion Tim. And I just LOVE them......... > > Whatever makes you feel good about yourself. Tim, Well, I help pay for them and it DOES make me feel good. And God would not have those "accidents" and "tragedies" happen if it was not meant to be. You know what I think? That God does not like humans being up in space exploring and also violating other heavenly bodies with us firing space probes into them. So..... we have met the enemy, and the enemy is us! We have sown very badly and that is how we have reaped. Too bad some sacrificial lambs have been silenced in our quest for "progress" and "future outposts" to house our offage. SincereQuestioner (not dealing out any questions this time, just some good hard facts!) God told me to plonk you. <see, I hear voices in my head too> people secretly enjoy disasters and tragedies as long as it doesnt affect them directly. they just won't admit it. > > > It was another NASA explosion Tim. And I just LOVE them......... > > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > SincereQuestioner > (not dealing out any questions this time, just some good hard facts!) yeah...there are a lot of people who enjoyed it and enjoy looking at films and pictures of those "tragedies" to this very day. I got a book full of them. It's even bigger than my coin collection! Thanks for playing..... Sincerequestioner > people secretly enjoy disasters and tragedies as long as it doesnt affect > them directly. they just won't admit it. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > SincereQuestioner > > (not dealing out any questions this time, just some good hard facts!) |
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