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Topic: SSME testing turns 30
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Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted August 12, 2005 07:42 AM
   
From the Mobile (Alabama) Register:
NASA facility near Mississippi's Gulf Coast celebrates 30 years of testing shuttle engines quote:
NASA's Stennis Space Center celebrated its 30th anniversary of testing space shuttle engines with the thunderous ignition of a shuttle main engine Thursday at its facility in south Mississippi.Members of the news media and tourists were allowed to witness the test, which lasted about 6 minutes and produced a huge, white cloud of vapor that drifted away from the steel-and-concrete structure on which the rocket engine was mounted.
Related articles:Stennis celebrates testing success (The Clarion Ledger) Stennis marks its 30th year as the place to test shuttle engines (The Sun Herald) IP: Logged |
collshubby
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From: Madisonville, Louisiana
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted August 12, 2005 08:48 AM
You have ruined my day, Robert!For the first time in my life, I was within a 40 minute drive of astronauts (Fred Haise, no less!) and I didn't even know about it! Guess I should start reading the newspaper more. ;-) I'm going to go sulk for the rest of the weekend. :-( ------------------
Brian 385th Bombardment Group
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tegwilym
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From: Renton, WA USA
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posted August 12, 2005 03:17 PM
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Originally posted by collshubby:
I'm going to go sulk for the rest of the weekend. :-(
I sulk every time Robert posts messages describing his trips to cool places!
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Robert Pearlman
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posted August 12, 2005 09:55 PM
Sorry, Brian. The newspaper articles about this event disagree over whether this was a private, invite-only celebration or open to the public. Either way, no mention of this event appeared in any of my daily Sightings searches until today, after the fact. Sorry. IP: Logged |
collshubby
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From: Madisonville, Louisiana
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted August 12, 2005 09:56 PM
Hhheeeyyy...I was just joking. It's cool. It seems like Fred Haise hosts a lot of things there, so I'll get my chance!:-) ------------------
Brian 385th Bombardment Group
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