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Space Forum / Shuttle / December 2003Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, etc.
An couple of oldies... but goodies: http://www.balettie.com/private/Humor/SantaSLF.html http://www.balettie.com/private/Humor/NorthPole.html Merry Christmas (Happy Hannukah, etc.) to everyone (yes, everyone!) on sci.space.* Let us all hope that 2004 is a better year for space exploration than was 2003. May God bless you and your families... Roger  SignatureRoger Balettie former Flight Dynamics Officer Space Shuttle Mission Control http://www.balettie.com/ This being December 24, 2003, 35 years to the day Apollo 8 orbited the Moon -- the first men ever to see Earthrise -- it is only appropriate that the second most famous Lunar Address be part of the Internet tonight. (Only the first words from the Moon: "Houston: the Eagle has landed!" And Armstrong's "That's one small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind!" are slightly greater, and that only due to chronology. Thanks to Roger Balettie for giving us the link to the Apollo Archives: www.apolloarchive.org and follow the prompts to the Christmas Message from Apollo 8. Would God we had, as a Nation and as a People, followed up on the success of the Apollo Missions -- and that the Soviet had been able to launch their N1 successfully. We would have been listening to the Apollo 8 transmissions -- in the Lunar Archives, actually in the Lunar Settlements. "And from the crew of Apollo 8, a Merry Christmas to all of you on the Good Earth." -- COL Frank Borman, USAF (Ret.), Commander, Apollo 8. SignatureLeonard C Robinson "The Historian Remembers, and speculates on what might have been. "The Visionary Remembers, and speculates on what may yet be." > This being December 24, 2003, 35 years to the day Apollo 8 orbited the > Moon -- the first men ever to see Earthrise -- it is only appropriate that [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > "And from the crew of Apollo 8, a Merry Christmas to all of you on the Good > Earth." -- COL Frank Borman, USAF (Ret.), Commander, Apollo 8. Best wishes to all for a blessed and happy holiday, and amen to a better 2004. John Pelchat > This being December 24, 2003, 35 years to the day Apollo 8 orbited the > Moon -- the first men ever to see Earthrise -- it is only appropriate that [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > "And from the crew of Apollo 8, a Merry Christmas to all of you on the Good > Earth." -- COL Frank Borman, USAF (Ret.), Commander, Apollo 8. That was the most meaningful Christmas eve I can remember from my youth. I drifted off to sleep thinking about the Apollo-8 crew orbiting the moon. It was a magical time. |
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