35 years ago … proud moment

[Phantom]

:biggthumpup:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnEnaKq57Yg

[soberbiker]

Thanks for that Phantom...I remember watching that on the TV. What an accomplishment for the day.:clap2:

[willtill]

Very cool :icon_cool:

It's sad that the Obamanation defunded NASA years ago and pretty much killed them :icon_rolleyes:

We visited the Kennedy Space Center last summer while waiting for our cruise. Pretty much in awe with what was displayed there, as well as the launch facilities.

I think NASA is planning a trip to Mars now.

[lgjhn]

Thanks for those memories, Phantom.
Yep. I was a big fan of those missions back then.
On Columbia's STS-4, I had the privilege of making HAM radio contact with the mission on the 20 Meter (14Mhz) amateur band and received the card below.
I was only using a 100 watt rig and a long wire (with a tuner) for an antenna back in those days. I had very little extra hobby money way back then and almost all of my equipment was home-brew. I remember how thrilled I was to make that contact and receive the card as there were hundreds of HAMs trying to make the contact.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a386/lgjhn/Misc/IMG_0252_zps20rszwq4.jpg (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/lgjhn/media/Misc/IMG_0252_zps20rszwq4.jpg.html)

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a386/lgjhn/Misc/IMG_0251_zpss2ogadlf.jpg (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/lgjhn/media/Misc/IMG_0251_zpss2ogadlf.jpg.html)

[ths61]

Very cool :icon_cool:

It's sad that the Obamanation defunded NASA years ago and pretty much killed them :icon_rolleyes:

....

BHO gave NASA a new charter doing PR spin. They are no longer a Space Agency, but another one of his political disinformation arms.

NASA's new charter (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/7875584/Barack-Obama-Nasa-must-try-to-make-Muslims-feel-good.html)

NASA's Chief describes his new marching papers (http://www.space.com/8725-nasa-chief-bolden-muslim-remark-al-jazeera-stir.html)

[willtill]

Obama is a moron. I did order a Trump decal yesterday for my truck. Maybe Trump will revive space exploration. There's a payoff in it. :icon_wink:

[Nightwing_67]

Thanks for those memories, Phantom.
Yep. I was a big fan of those missions back then.
On Columbia's STS-4, I had the privilege of making HAM radio contact with the mission on the 20 Meter (14Mhz) amateur band and received the card below.
I was only using a 100 watt rig and a long wire (with a tuner) for an antenna back in those days. I had very little extra hobby money way back then and almost all of my equipment was home-brew. I remember how thrilled I was to make that contact and receive the card as there were hundreds of HAMs trying to make the contact.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a386/lgjhn/Misc/IMG_0252_zps20rszwq4.jpg (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/lgjhn/media/Misc/IMG_0252_zps20rszwq4.jpg.html)

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a386/lgjhn/Misc/IMG_0251_zpss2ogadlf.jpg (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/lgjhn/media/Misc/IMG_0251_zpss2ogadlf.jpg.html)

That must be why white is the fastest :icon_biggrin:3979

[53driver]

That must be why white is the fastest :icon_biggrin:20269

Well played, good sir knight.

[Nightwing_67]

Well played, good sir knight.
Lol...all in good fun....batman-smilie.

[lgjhn]

That must be why white is the fastest :icon_biggrin:20269

I thought I might have seen one of those white ones on the road the other day. Not sure, I went by it so fast with the blue streak, I couldn't tell for sure.....LOL
:lolup:

[Nightwing_67]

I thought I might have seen one of those white ones on the road the other day. Not sure, I went by it so fast with the blue streak, I couldn't tell for sure.....LOL
:lolup:

Lol...it was probably its cloud of dust you saw...you know like when the road runner takes off...lol...the white tends to do that ALOT....lmao...:icon_laugh::icon_laugh: