This makes me feel old
Boy, do I feel old. I still remember my mother taking me out in the driveway and watching as the 3rd stage flew over (which, at the time, we all thought was Sputnik). IAF to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1 http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMPXQN0LYE_index_0.html pw
I was born 362 days after the Sputnik launch. I therefore can claim to be truly a child of the "Space Age". Spacecraft symbolize my generation. Anyone born before the launch is considered a child of the "Age of Flight" -which of course started with the Wright Brothers "Flyer", the wood-and-fabric, 12 horsepower symbol of Patrick's generation. ;) --- Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Boy, do I feel old. I still remember my mother taking me out in the driveway and watching as the 3rd stage flew over (which, at the time, we all thought was Sputnik).
IAF to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMPXQN0LYE_index_0.html
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I was just 3 and 1/2 years old, and although I have an early memory of going up Big Cottonwood canyon to see a satellite pass overhead (with my Mom) I think it was more likely Telstar or some other later satellite. Alas, my mother is gone and I never thought to ask her if she remembered which satellite that would have been. The significance of this anniversary, of course, is that the Soviet's German scientists beat the American's German scientists into space. How much later would mankind's (can one still say that, or due we say personkind?) foray into space have been had it not been for the German's R&D during WW2? Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+kimharch=cut.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+kimharch=cut.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 3:15 AM To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] This makes me feel old Boy, do I feel old. I still remember my mother taking me out in the driveway and watching as the 3rd stage flew over (which, at the time, we all thought was Sputnik). IAF to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1 http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMPXQN0LYE_index_0.html pw _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned by Cut.Net Managed Email Content Service, using Skeptic(tm) technology powered by MessageLabs. For more information on Cut.Nets Content Service, visit http://www.cut.net ______________________________________________________________________
It wouldn't have been much longer as Ralph Kramden was preparing to launch Alice to the moon! ;) Quoting Kim <kimharch@cut.net>:
I was just 3 and 1/2 years old, and although I have an early memory of going up Big Cottonwood canyon to see a satellite pass overhead (with my Mom) I think it was more likely Telstar or some other later satellite. Alas, my mother is gone and I never thought to ask her if she remembered which satellite that would have been.
The significance of this anniversary, of course, is that the Soviet's German scientists beat the American's German scientists into space. How much later would mankind's (can one still say that, or due we say personkind?) foray into space have been had it not been for the German's R&D during WW2?
Kim
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+kimharch=cut.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+kimharch=cut.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 3:15 AM To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] This makes me feel old
Boy, do I feel old. I still remember my mother taking me out in the driveway and watching as the 3rd stage flew over (which, at the time, we all thought was Sputnik).
IAF to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMPXQN0LYE_index_0.html
pw
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