Wednesday, December 04, 2019

The Way We Were Wednesdays NASA

I was standing on the shore of the Indian River in Titusville, just across the river from the Kennedy Space Shuttle the morning of the first space shuttle launch.  I had been there the day before, when they got down to seconds to go, and cancelled and started over again.  I was working about 40 miles west of there.  I was probably late for work those mornings, not that anyone would notice.   

In all I watched a dozen or more launches, and one landing.  An amazing time in history. 

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  1. I would say that would be exciting to see once. Wait till you see my coming posts for Christmas and what we did for our windows...….

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  2. Anonymous12/04/2019

    Did you see any that went horribly wrong?

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    1. When the Challenger exploded, I was working in Orlando, talking on the phone with a client who was watching the launch out of his office window, he suddenly said, "that is not right, I have to call you back" and dropped the phone. If I hadn't been talking with him on the phone, I would have been out front watching.

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  3. That would have been amazing to see. I camped out on the shores of the Indian River in 1973 across from the launch pad. Nothing was happening.

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    1. In Titusville, or the campground south of town? We started wintering in Titusville in November of 1973 - in a condo right on the river - Washington Arms Club.

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    2. In Titusville, on an expanse of grass where I don't think camping was actually expected. We were across from a little dock area where there was shrimping going on and we grilled little shrimp for dinner that night and slept under the stars.

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    3. Sounds like up near the pier and the old swing bridge.

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  4. you lucky person; you witnessed history.

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