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Topic: NASA '50 Years of Spacewalking' infographic
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onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 03-09-2015 02:13 PM
   
While I'm sure NASA is busy these days and can't proofread every line they print or upload, I was surprised by their infographic that shows every conceivable EVA statistic on missions since Gemini 4 — except the three 'deep space' EVAs by the command module pilots during the Apollo J missions!What makes the error more glaring is that they do mention a future deep space EVA on a trip to an asteroid, just below the Orion EFT-1 factoid. But I know Al Worden, Ken Mattingly and the late Ron Evans knew their place in space EVA history by being the first to step outside between the earth and the moon.  |
Ronpur
Member Posts: 1211
From: Brandon, Fl
Registered: May 2012
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posted 03-11-2015 09:00 AM
I am kind of confused by the dates. Apollo is 1961-1972, maybe the start of the program, and Skylab until 1979, when it crashes. But it starts in 1973 when it launched. The ISS starts in 1998, when its first segment was launched. But the shuttle starts in 1972! It just isn't consistent. |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 03-11-2015 09:09 AM
This whole piece is poorly done. It's supposed to be about the last 50 years but a large amount of text and graphics is given to the presumed future of spaceflight's golden-child du jour, Mars. There's no NASA logo on this so I don't think it's official, anyone know where it's from? |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 03-11-2015 09:15 AM
Where it all began ... "I feel red white and blue all over". |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 03-11-2015 09:21 AM
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Originally posted by garymilgrom:
There's no NASA logo on this so I don't think it's official, anyone know where it's from?
It is official; the link to its source is in the original post. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3207
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 03-11-2015 09:32 AM
Using their EVA definition, how did they come up with 21 spacewalks on the surface of the moon? |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 03-11-2015 09:34 AM
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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
It is official...
Then someone's education needs updating, or NASA needs to hire someone to oversee the media they send out. That person should be familiar with space collecting too.  |
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