And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It's in low earth orbit... it shows how thin our atmosphere actually is... and gravity is thin as well.... the world is thin and held together by a graceful God
What a machine, after launch and space chores. gliding in for a landing, only getting one shot, had to be pretty darn exciting.
ReplyDelete...and the original designers used slide rules to assist in their calculations.
ReplyDeleteAnd a protractor. My wife's step dad has a framed set. He helped with propulsion on the 1st trip
DeleteIt's in low earth orbit... it shows how thin our atmosphere actually is... and gravity is thin as well.... the world is thin and held together by a graceful God
ReplyDeleteIt's been said that our atmosphere is like the mist on the skin on an onion.
DeleteGravity strength is nearly the same at Shuttle altitude as it is in your backyard. That zero gravity crap is just an illusion. They are in freefall.
DeleteUnclezip - and a lot of places on earth smell worse than that.
DeleteThat's interesting stelmo..thanks for that... my point was, life is precious and fragile... Trust God
DeleteAmazing Machine! The Lakes in the Background are Bielersee and Murtensee (near Bern, Switzerland). Looks so close...
ReplyDeleteLet's go Space Truckin'
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