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- Carpenter's Flight
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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Monthly Archives: September 2009
TR – Fatherhood
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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Pirate Name
This would have been more timely last Saturday. Better late than never, Arrr! My pirate name is: Bloody William Flint Every pirate lives for something different. For some, it’s the open sea. For others (the masochists), it’s the food. For … Continue reading
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TR – Courage
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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114 people on a standby list f…
114 people on a standby list for 4 open seats on a flight…incredible
Flashbacks
Some interesting flashbacks. Including, my yellow footprints.
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TR – Character
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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Model Rockets
Growing up, I was seriously into model rockets for a while. The Estes kits were perfect. The only problem was the motors were controlled by the fire department. You had to go get a launch permit and then show the … Continue reading
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Schooling
A little bit of schooling that POTUS should be getting
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