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May 1961 pamphlet outlining Cape Canaveral's history and then-current
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May 1961 pamphlet outlining Cape Canaveral's history and then-current activity, including Banana River NAS/Patrick AFB and the Atlantic Missile Range. http://www.siloworld.net/DOWNLOADS/A...%20Reduced.pdf Among other bits, it notes that the first missile launch from the Cape was an Army WAC Corporal mounted on a German V2 (quiet, you in the back) July 24, 1950. Missile launches from Canaveral - diagrams of launch complex 14, maps and scads of photos. http://www.siloworld.net/MISSILE%20%..._canaveral.htm |
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May 1961 pamphlet outlining Cape Canaveral's history and then-current
On Feb 18, 7:25*pm, rwalker wrote:
Found on alt.obituaries for some reason: ....I'm almost in tears laughing at this turn of phrase used for the Vanguard photo: "A Navy Vanguard leaves its launch pad in a hurry." ....To which my mind autofilled with: "...In hopes of outrunning the usual explosion fast enough to put its satellite into orbit!" OM |
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May 1961 pamphlet outlining Cape Canaveral's history and then-current
On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:16:57 -0800 (PST), B0b Mosley
wrote: On Feb 18, 7:25*pm, rwalker wrote: Found on alt.obituaries for some reason: ...I'm almost in tears laughing at this turn of phrase used for the Vanguard photo: "A Navy Vanguard leaves its launch pad in a hurry." ...To which my mind autofilled with: "...In hopes of outrunning the usual explosion fast enough to put its satellite into orbit!" OM Ha! I missed that. I'll have to go look at it again. |
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May 1961 pamphlet outlining Cape Canaveral's history and then-current
On Feb 26, 10:10*pm, rwalker wrote:
On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:16:57 -0800 (PST), B0b Mosley wrote: On Feb 18, 7:25*pm, rwalker wrote: Found on alt.obituaries for some reason: ...I'm almost in tears laughing at this turn of phrase used for the Vanguard photo: "A Navy Vanguard leaves its launch pad in a hurry." ...To which my mind autofilled with: "...In hopes of outrunning the usual explosion fast enough to put its satellite into orbit!" * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * OM Ha! *I missed that. *I'll have to go look at it again. ....Yeah, it had me in stitches that night, which is probably why my CVS kicked in and I was in the hospital all last week again trying to keep from puking my guts out ever 15 minutes. The very fact that they even mentioned Vanguard at all still was the bigger shock, because even almost four years later "Kaputnik", "Flopnik" and "Stayputnik" were still terms of embarrassment everyone would have preferred never came into being. But the tour guide is still a fun read, and makes me wish we had enough of a totally active Cape to where such a tour was still being scheduled with miles of cars getting to drive almost within spitting range of some of the gantries, especially the older ones such as those responsible for the "Snark Infested Waters" off the Cape . Lo for the days when the name "Atlantic Missile Range" still meant something of awe and pride. Again, thanks for posting that guide. If only there was a 16mm home movie or three on YouTube to go with it OM |
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