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50 years ago today, Scott Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962. He piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth. In this photo, taken on May 24, 1962, Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter looks into his Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft, the Aurora 7, before being inserted to begin the launch. Image Credit: NASA
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TR – Criticism
The good folks over at The Art of Manliness have taken the “motivator” comcept in a most acceptable direction. There are a wide variety of them on their site with various historical characters, as well as some other great daily … Continue reading
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Revolution?
Another health care post just for grins. We are rapidly approaching a point of social revolution and civil strife. On the one hand you see what may have previously been the “silent majority” no longer being silent. On the other … Continue reading
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