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How the hell did I get this old..
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^^Why not.. >Expensive< just to know the moon isn't made of cheese, like I was told.
I worked in academia for 20 years. I'm hardened to that way of thinking. Recently, a young student tried to explain the gender categories to me. We both gave up in frustration.A perfect example of how "modern" minds and "modern" media have gone to ****.
And I thought it was December 22, 1963 when the first 426 Hemi was started.And all this time I thought the greatest event was when Chrysler put dual 4s on a cross ram manifold on a 413 in 62. Now that's history. I know you are kidding about being surprised that the media would bury a historic event. They have been trying to rewrite history for years.
Old, maybe it was the 23rd ?And I thought it was December 22, 1963 when the first 426 Hemi was started.
What have we become that perhaps the greatest event in the history of mankind is buried by the media? Although I was only four, I remember this like it was yesterday.
Apollo 11 - Wikipedia
I remembered Rob.
1. Because July 20th is my birthday.
2. Because it was on my 6th birthday and my mom and I sat and watched. Dad was at work. Don't recall where my brother and sisters were. They were probably there, I was just enamored.
3. Because I've worked in the space program for 34 years and we always remember. And I have the pleasure of walking the same halls and working in the shadow of those giant men and giant machines everyday.
Damn right I remembered.
Thank you, but at my age sometimes I almost forget 'em myself. LOLHeck yeah man. That's awesome. Happy belated birthday!
I was not quite 3 years old, but I remember my parents sitting us kids down and telling us "watch this....its very important..."
40 years later, to the day, my dad sent me this email. ...
July 20, 2009
Jeff-
This 40th anniversary of the first moon landing brings back to me a few memories. I had been working down in El Segundo at Hughes Aircraft Co. for several years. That big 12-story building on Imperial Highway was completely devoted to that shot to the moon and they had the primary contract from JPL. Several batteries were under consideration for use in the cabin that was going to the moon. The worry was what would happen to the heat generation in an environment with no air. The batteries were not in with the people. I invented the isothermal calorimeter to measure exactly how much heat would be given off on both charge and discharge. The work that I did with that calorimeter determined which battery was going to the moon. The battery under investigation was put in a big container of Freon 11 which boils at about 75 degrees F and it keeps the battery at that temperature no matter what it is doing. I have a bunch of good pictures of that big device which I can show you. I later got a patent on it and built another one at JPL.
When Spring came in 1969 we were getting nervous about when that space craft was going to take off. We came up with the saying "We may in May". We didn't make it so we came up with "The moon in June". Again we didn't make it so we came up with "We fly in July". And we did!!
Dad
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I am so proud to be my father's son.
My dad passed away a few years ago at age 88.....
He was brilliant and I miss him dearly. ....
Jeff
I was being in a holding cell waiting for my Grandfather to bail me out.
Good times.
Its also sickeningBescause, now the media is fixed on Gays, Transgender, BLM, who in Hollywood is dating who.
Sorry, but thats what the next generation is Fixated on. It's sad.
Off-topic, History Channel head of American Automobile history run of several hour-long episodes when it got to the sixties I hopped on over there to check out the Mopar stuff, as we had many Innovations, and The Baddest cars out there! Anyway they started out the muscle car stuff with the Pontiac jump to the Ford and didn't say a damn thing about Chrysler until they mentioned the three worst cars ever in the late seventies or early eighties one of them was the Plymouth cricket! I mean, what the hell man? Come on, they just completely cut Chrysler out of that! Not one mention of one car or engine! I used to like the History Channel they can kiss my *** nowAnd I thought it was December 22, 1963 when the first 426 Hemi was started.
And so continues the Hate! Sad but true.Off-topic, History Channel head of American Automobile history run of several hour-long episodes when it got to the sixties I hopped on over there to check out the Mopar stuff, as we had many Innovations, and The Baddest cars out there! Anyway they started out the muscle car stuff with the Pontiac jump to the Ford and didn't say a damn thing about Chrysler until they mentioned the three worst cars ever in the late seventies or early eighties one of them was the Plymouth cricket! I mean, what the hell man? Come on, they just completely cut Chrysler out of that! Not one mention of one car or engine! I used to like the History Channel they can kiss my *** now