Space Forum / Space History / June 2005

Saw this special on the History channel, and I seek answers to
glaringly obvious questions.  With *all* of these first-hand
accounts surrounding the Kecksburgh, PA fireball incident,
and all the "military presence", and all the hub-bub, WHERE

http://www.rednova.com/news/space/153351/spacesuits_for_space_spies/index.html
Matthew Ota

I don't know if this has been posted before, but it's hilarious,
especially if you're familiar with Ken Burns documentaries.  And
extremely politically incorrect.
http://www.negrospaceprogram.com/

Msnbc.com (Oberg): A Russian reality check on space weapons
Arms expert takes issue with alarm sounded by Moscow's defense chief
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8089747/
photo: Russian Maj. Gen. Vladimir Dvorkin says putting weapons in space

I was in Lansing, Michigan, this past Tuesday, and at a large
book sale, I saw copies of the Jenkins STS hardcover, 3rd edition,
for about $18.95, at Bargain Books, Cedar Park Plaza, corner of
Cedar and Willoughby Rd. ( I didn't buy it, as I already had a copy

For anyone who would like to guess, name the person who said this and
name the Apollo mission being referred to:
"...we use a cryogenic bottle...
Again, one of the things you can never test... now is raising the

I am looking for the censured version of this photo:
http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2002-000167.html
Some cosmonauts were erased from the original photo in the soviet era.
The original can be found now at GRIN, but I don't know where can I

http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/06/01/armstrong.hair.ap/index.html
...Man, and here I thought John Glenn was the one associated with hair
shirts :-)
                OM

Just listened to it and found it very interesting. I think the show
did a good job in putting things in perspective, which is the point of
the series "Thing We Forgot to Remember". For those who are interested
but never saw it, there is a good section on Apollo 8 and the decision

Deaths of key people involved with the Apollo program
Hoax believers allege that the deaths of 10 astronauts and others
related to the program were part of a cover-up, and that NASA or other
U.S. government agencies were disposing of people who they feared would

A colleague has asked for assistance in locting the following documents.  I
have some ideas where to look but thought I'd toss this out for some help.
 1. Navigation, Guidance, and Control System Description,
    66-966-0003

Shazam.
http://www.up-ship.com/ptm/CEV/lm72cev.htm