Yesterday in America?

As yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the first successful launch
of a liquid fueled rocket. Was there any reports in the American
media celebrating Dr Robert Goddards momentous achievement?

--

Christopher

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:08:56 GMT, in a place far, far away,
Christopher made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

As yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the first successful launch
of a liquid fueled rocket. Was there any reports in the American
media celebrating Dr Robert Goddards momentous achievement?

http://www.transterrestrial.com/arch...30.html#006630

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:09:52 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote:

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:08:56 GMT, in a place far, far away,
Christopher made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

As yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the first successful launch
of a liquid fueled rocket. Was there any reports in the American
media celebrating Dr Robert Goddards momentous achievement?

http://www.transterrestrial.com/arch...30.html#006630

Thanks. Did the American TV networks mention it?


--

Christopher

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:32:47 GMT, in a place far, far away,
Christopher made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:09:52 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote:

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:08:56 GMT, in a place far, far away,
Christopher made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

As yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the first successful launch
of a liquid fueled rocket. Was there any reports in the American
media celebrating Dr Robert Goddards momentous achievement?

http://www.transterrestrial.com/arch...30.html#006630

Thanks. Did the American TV networks mention it?

Not being a watcher of TV networks, I wouldn't know. My guess would
be not.

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:35:53 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote:

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:32:47 GMT, in a place far, far away,
Christopher made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:09:52 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote:

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:08:56 GMT, in a place far, far away,
Christopher made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

As yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the first successful launch
of a liquid fueled rocket. Was there any reports in the American
media celebrating Dr Robert Goddards momentous achievement?

http://www.transterrestrial.com/arch...30.html#006630

Thanks. Did the American TV networks mention it?

Not being a watcher of TV networks, I wouldn't know. My guess would
be not.

Thanks. Such a mile stone event, and no mass public mention, sad.

--

Christopher

Christopher wrote:

Thanks. Such a mile stone event, and no mass public mention, sad.

You only have yourself to blame.

You reap what you sow.

http://cosmic.lifeform.org

"Christopher" wrote in message
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On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:35:53 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote:

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:32:47 GMT, in a place far, far away,
Christopher made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:09:52 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote:

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:08:56 GMT, in a place far, far away,
Christopher made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

As yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the first successful launch
of a liquid fueled rocket. Was there any reports in the American
media celebrating Dr Robert Goddards momentous achievement?

http://www.transterrestrial.com/arch...30.html#006630

Thanks. Did the American TV networks mention it?

Not being a watcher of TV networks, I wouldn't know. My guess would
be not.

Thanks. Such a mile stone event, and no mass public mention, sad.



What's so special about the number 80?

Goddard is honored on the day he chose.
Every Oct 19.



"On October 19, 1899, then 17-year old Robert Goddard climbed a
cherry tree in the backyard of his family's home in Worcester,
Massachusetts.
In later years he wrote about that fateful day:

"This was the situation when, on the afternoon of October 19, 1899,
I climbed a tall cherry tree at the back of the barn, on a plot where
I had visions of some kind of frog-hatching experiments, and, armed
with a saw which I still have, and a hatchet, started to trim the dead
limbs from the cherry tree. It was one of the quiet, colorful afternoons
of sheer beauty which we have in October in New England; as I
looked toward the fields at the east, I imagined how wonderful it
would be to make some device which had even the possibility of
ascending to Mars, and how it would look on a small scale, if
sent up from the meadow at my feet. I have several photographs
of the tree, taken since, with the little ladder I made to climb it, leaning
against it. It seemed to me then that a weight whirling around a
horizontal shaft moving more rapidly above than below, could
furnish lift by virtue of the greater centrifugal force at the top
of the path. In any event, I was a different boy when I descended
the tree from when I ascended, for existence
at last seemed very purposive."

This date was of such significance to Dr. Goddard that he thereafter
referred to it as his "anniversary day" and almost every year made
some reference to it in his diary as his personal holiday."
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/news/ans1...s99297.html#03












--

Christopher

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:35:53 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote, in part:

Not being a watcher of TV networks, I wouldn't know. My guess would
be not.

At least you and T. Elfritz agree about *one* thing... and so do I.

At least, though, when the Apollo astronauts finally proved that rockets
could work even with no air to push against... *that* got everyone's
attention, so I have no doubt that on July 20, 2009, the anniversary
will be noted by the American media.

(I suppose that the New York Times hadn't had Carr van Anda working for
them back then... and, of course, they *had* realized they were wrong
about Goddard long before making their belated apology.)

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John Savard wrote:
On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:35:53 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote, in part:

Not being a watcher of TV networks, I wouldn't know. My guess would
be not.

At least you and T. Elfritz agree about *one* thing... and so do I.

US TV is total crap. After 10:00 PM and on weekends it turns to ****.

Most Americans are too dumb to notice it, because it has morphed slowly,
but I have the luxury of being able to leave the US permanently for long
periods of time (Astronaut Training) and when I do return after six
months or a year, the change is glaring : more commercials, louder
commercials, longer commercials, repeating commercials, insulting
commercials, demeaning and insulting content, it's just ridiculous.

And the American public is buying into obvious propaganda wholesale.
It's like global warming, it's real, demonstrable, but idiots are blind.

The government and corporations are sleeping in the same bed here folks.

At least, though, when the Apollo astronauts finally proved that rockets
could work even with no air to push against... *that* got everyone's
attention, so I have no doubt that on July 20, 2009, the anniversary
will be noted by the American media.

(I suppose that the New York Times hadn't had Carr van Anda working for
them back then... and, of course, they *had* realized they were wrong
about Goddard long before making their belated apology.)

However, October 3/4th and April 12th are still the days I celebrate.

A4/V2, Sputnik, Gargarin and Space Shuttle Columbia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_travel

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Christopher wrote:

As yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the first successful launch
of a liquid fueled rocket. Was there any reports in the American
media celebrating Dr Robert Goddards momentous achievement?

American media? You've got to be kidding.

I can't believe I ate the whole thing.

That's what we get on the news.

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