Space Forum / Space History / November 2005

In a purge of the bookshelves, I came across this item from the NYT of
18 years ago. Possibly of s.s.h interest.
The New York Times
November 3, 1987

Except for the last two issues, , I've decided to stop selling the
photocopied back issues of APR. There are original printings of the last
two issues still available; once they're gone... that'll be the end of
APR as a printed magazine.

Anyone got a source for .wav or .mp3 versions of the quindar tones ?
I'm looking for a pure(ish) sample, rather than having to cut it out
of the examples at http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/quindar2.html
IIRC, Gary Neff had a push, pull, and pushpull sample that he ...

The Japanese Hayabusa probe will attempt landing on
asteroid Itokawa tonight (friday 25.).
If succesful, it take a sample the surface and
fly it back to Earth for study.

Don't know if it's true but it's a funny story any ways....
Jeff
http://www.green-electronics.com/columns/lgoldberg001.html

I've read about a cosmonaut almost universally believed to be
fictional, but I forgot his purported name.  What was the name?
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Korolev's RT-1,2 missiles -- launch pads?
Korolev's team developed two
solid-fuel missiles, RT-1 and RT-2.
What launch pads -- what areas -- were

Hi, looking the pictures of Gemini Titan pad LC19, Im wondering what is the
grey pipe runinig along the umbilical tower ?
http://images.ksc.nasa.gov/photos/1965/high/KSC-65C-8931.jpg

     I was over in S.S.S reading a thread about how Wally Schirra refused
to wear his helmet during re-entry on Apollo 7.   Can anyone shed some light
on this incident?  I remember reading somewhere that the A7 astronauts
became upset with mission control at some point in the ...

I had the pleasure of looking over the John Glenn Archive at Ohio State
University. I didn't have a whole lot of time so I only looked at a few
items. Fortunally there was a copying service so I was able to get
copies of some of the more useful items.

George Takei Discloses His Homosexuality  
LOS ANGELES (AP)  George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Sulu in Star Trek, came out as homosexual in the current issue of a magazine covering the Los Angeles gay and lesbian community.
Takei told The Associated Press on Thursday ...

Does anyone know if spare ACES helmets were carried aboard the shuttle?

OM is alive and kicking, although now shy a four-pound gall bladder.
Here we see an actual photo of the gall bladder being removed:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?T2CB5292C
Pat

I'd wondered where the old boy had vanished to; once again his robust
health encountered a problem:
"Patrick:
...Drop a line to .history and let everyone know that I'm still alive

U.S. hucksterism meets Chinese entrepreneurship:
http://www.physorg.com/news7403.html
Pat