Discovery

[Brian Hawes]

It is sobering to think that the manned Moon landings are ancient history to anybody under forty.
There may be a message in the fact that in the 1960's we had just enough technology to do the 
job, and no more.
"Your computer has performed an illegal operation and will shut down ....." 

Brian
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From: Joseph Bento [joseph at kirtland.com]
Sent: 11 March 2011 00:30
To: Brian Hawes
Cc: Tacos
Subject: Re: Discovery

Did the last Concorde end up in a museum or a scrap yard?  It's amazing to think that we could fly to Europe from the Dulles in just about three hours in last quarter of the 20th century, but it takes nearly eight hours in the first and second decade of the 21st century.  I wish I could have had the opportunity to fly on it.  Continental travel within the USA was banned in 1976 due to the public's protest over sonic booms.  In its earlier days, I think it did indeed fly into San Francisco.  Sheesh... today, we can't even build railroads to exceed 90mph or so within the USA.  Now, what do we have that even qualifies for a space program?


Joe, N6DGY



On Mar 10, 2011, at 2:14 AM, Brian Hawes wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I hear that the Shuttle Discovery has just made its last flight and is to be decomissioned and given to the Smithsonian Space and Science Museum in D.C.
> Come on guys, you already have one at Udvar-Hazy in VA.
> I think you should give it to the History of Science Museum here in Oxford.
>
> Couple of gallons of kerosine and I'm sure I could get that thing in the air again ...
>
> Brian
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