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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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Category Archives: Music
Awesomeness
You are a double amputee who is accustomed to doing all the high speed low drag things that an SF soldier does. Your prosthetics let you have a fairly “normal” return to service. How can it get better??? Take your … Continue reading
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What Happens when…
you take a bunch of 17-22 year olds, stick them in a place with limited distractions, and not keep them busy? Well it use to be we would find ways to entertain ourselves. I remember some rather creative scorpion fights … Continue reading
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Music
I find that my musical tastes have been getting a bit broader lately. The music that I grew up with, and all the vinyl that is sitting on the shelf, is an old friend but there is a lot of … Continue reading
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Musically Cool
Who would have thought you could port Guns and Roses to cellos?? Creativity and You Tube — Amazing
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Ingenius
Marketing ingenuity. Notice the way that the boards are crafted in this to channel the ball appropriately to generate the right tone. Then notice how the different widths result in the different durations for each note. Then factor in that … Continue reading
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Words to Live By
Over at Kyle Defoor’s place, he posted a quick piece that includes this video. Now, the important things here. The intro and closing are done by Marcus Luttrell. I have written about Marcus before. This man’s story is incredible and … Continue reading
Lightning Man
Someone has some creative juices running for this one, as well as some significant spare time. Plus, it is really really cool.
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Red White and Blue
Something a bit more contemporary for today’s celebrations.
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Toby Keith – Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue
Episode 3 of our series of modern patriotism turns to the annals of country music. Enjoy. more about “Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (…“, posted with vodpod
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