As many of you know I'm very, very new to satellite observation and hope the sometimes slightly and not so slightly topics I have posted don't appear to far off topic. But I noticed again in this weeks TV programming 2 satellite related showings. One will be within a couple of hours of this post and I know a number of you are linked much closer to this tragic events anniversary than I. But since there wasn't a footnote I've taken the liberty to add my own* hoping you all won't mind since it has importance to those who enjoy looking up at the sky as a hobby or profession. Sunday Morning Jan 23, 2000 12:00 PM EST – DISC – Tragedy: Apollo I - * It seems almost impossible that 33 years has past since this tragedy occurred. It happened on January 27, 1967. When I heard the bulletin on the radio news on my drive home from work. “Gus” Grissom, Ed White along with a relatively new astronaut Roger Chaffee would lose their lives on a launch pad. I remember reading or hearing on occasion about a test pilot or two that might have tragically died. But “Gus” and Ed White? It didn't seem possible? These gutsy men who took to the skies on a flaming ballistic bullet weren't just ordinary guys, they became household names. Every American knew them. Every American knew them like JFK who gave the “Go” for them to reach the Moon and too parted in another unbelievable tragic event.. When I saw Roger Chaffee for the first time in his space suit and later on with his ever-present grin I thought if you would, “what a handsome guy”. He didn't seem to have that rough tough look of the original 7 Astronauts ready to eat up space. So if you happen to see this program today 1/23/99 at noon or happen to hear about the anniversary on this Thursday, remember the 3 Astronauts who lost their lives in the beginning stages of the space program. They were only a few of the guys who chanced and chance their lives and have set the stage and so instrumental in making the successes we have with many of those objects you enjoy watching in our nighttime sky. If you would like more information on that tragic loss it can be found at: http://www.imagine5.com/apollo/A1JPG/A1Mission.html Also on: Friday Evening – Jan 28, 2000 10:00 PM EST – LEARN – “The Spy Game” Sophisticated Satellite Spying tactics may make the secret agent obsolete. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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