Thursday, December 3, 2020

Dr. von Braun standing by five F-1 Engines, 1969

 


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  1. I am trying to imagine the possibilities if Von Braun and Musk could work together.....

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    1. Pretty sure there's a Von Braun quote right after the moon landing along the lines of "Give me a billion dollars and I'll give you mars.".

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  2. Powered by liquid oxygen and high grade kerosene. The burn specs are impressive, 1700 lbs of kerosene /second. Helluva fuel bill.

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  3. Autobiography: I Aim For The Stars (...but sometimes, I hit London)

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    1. Caught my neighbor attaching a rocket to a deer - he said he was trying to make a quick buck.

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    2. 1) "No!!! We said jet packs, not jet racks!!"

      2) Deer with rockets? Elmer Fudd is in for a surprise.

      3) This month in Popular Mechanics: Santa takes on the Blue Angels

      4) "Ground Control to Flight 221, can you identify the bogie coming in over Minnesota?"
      "221 to Ground Control, that's affirmative, but never mind. You wouldn't believe us anyways."

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  4. My 6 year old son’s Cub Scout pack camped out under a Saturn V at Kennedy Space Center back in March, just before everything locked down. He hasn’t stopped talking about it since. He wants to work for Elon Musk when he grows up. It’s an exciting time to be alive.

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    1. It's exciting to live 10 miles from the McGregor TX test facility. With cooler weather today they were really rattling our windows. Love it - the sound of freedom.

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  5. Raw power. Created of course by the white man.

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  6. Those of you who might be interested, if down around Tucson, the Titan Missile Museum is about 25 miles south of Tucson. See https://titanmissilemuseum.org/

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