inspirational quotes

[J. A.]

John Glenn flew in Friendship 7.

It was Mercury-Atlas rocket number 6, named "Friendship 7".

 

[scifan57]

It was Mercury-Atlas rocket number 6, named "Friendship 7".

Here's a photo of the launch.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Launch_of_Friendship_7_-_GPN-2000-000686.jpg

 

[J. A.]

Gene Cernan, Apollo 17:
"I'd like to just say what I believe history will record: that America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow. And as we leave the moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind."

 

[AdmiralAdama]

John Glenn flew in Friendship 7.

You'll have to excuse my fuzzy history as I'm older than the rocket he rode into orbit.



Mission "Mercury-Atlas 6" (MA-6) carried Glenn's
"Friendship 7" capsule into orbit.

Technical designation of the booster was "Atlas
LV-3B" launch vehicle.

AA

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[scifan57]

You'll have to excuse my fuzzy history as I'm older than the rocket he rode into orbit.

<img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=35364"/>

Mission "Mercury-Atlas 6" (MA-6) carried Glenn's
"Friendship 7" capsule into orbit.

Technical designation of the booster was "Atlas
LV-3B" launch vehicle.

AA

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I assume that John Glenn's launch was the 6th mercury launch, including unmanned test flights and the launch of Ham, the chimpanzee.

 

[J. A.]

I assume that John Glenn's launch was the 6th mercury launch, including unmanned test flights and the launch of Ham, the chimpanzee.

You can read here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mercury

 

[scifan57]

You can read here:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-Programm

Ah, I see, it was the 6th Mercury-Atlas launch.

 

[MemphisMark]

You'll have to excuse my fuzzy history as I'm older than the rocket he rode into orbit.

<img src="http://www.ipadforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=35364"/>

Mission "Mercury-Atlas 6" (MA-6) carried Glenn's
"Friendship 7" capsule into orbit.

Technical designation of the booster was "Atlas
LV-3B" launch vehicle.

AA

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So am I. I was born two weeks after Alan Shepard flew.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

So am I. I was born two weeks after Alan Shepard flew.

I'm a 56er.

AA

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[scifan57]

I'm one of the last of the pre-space age generation, born less than 3 months before the launch of Sputnik.

 

[scifan57]

"Believe you can and you're halfway there." - Theodore Roosevelt

 

[Roy Rob]

That makes me a peace offering as an April 45&rsquo;er

Oops! Sorry, stay with the thread..Never go to bed angry, stay awake and plot your revenge.!

 

[Kaykaykay]

The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.

Thomas Edison

 

[KevinJS]

Just heard this on the Golf Channel.


It's not how well you play that counts. It's how well you play when you play well.

 

[J. A.]