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T O P I C R E V I E WRobert PearlmanFrom the Mobile (Alabama) Register:NASA facility near Mississippi's Gulf Coast celebrates 30 years of testing shuttle engines quote:NASA's Stennis Space Center celebrated its 30th anniversary of testing space shuttle engines with the thunderous ignition of a shuttle main engine Thursday at its facility in south Mississippi.Members of the news media and tourists were allowed to witness the test, which lasted about 6 minutes and produced a huge, white cloud of vapor that drifted away from the steel-and-concrete structure on which the rocket engine was mounted. Related articles:Stennis celebrates testing success (The Clarion Ledger)Stennis marks its 30th year as the place to test shuttle engines (The Sun Herald)collshubbyYou have ruined my day, Robert!For the first time in my life, I was within a 40 minute drive of astronauts (Fred Haise, no less!) and I didn't even know about it!Guess I should start reading the newspaper more. ;-)I'm going to go sulk for the rest of the weekend. :-(------------------Brian385th Bombardment GroupB-17 Bomber "War Horse"http://warhorse.omegappg.comtegwilym quote:Originally posted by collshubby:I'm going to go sulk for the rest of the weekend. :-(I sulk every time Robert posts messages describing his trips to cool places! Robert PearlmanSorry, Brian. The newspaper articles about this event disagree over whether this was a private, invite-only celebration or open to the public. Either way, no mention of this event appeared in any of my daily Sightings searches until today, after the fact. Sorry.collshubbyHhheeeyyy...I was just joking. It's cool. It seems like Fred Haise hosts a lot of things there, so I'll get my chance!:-)------------------Brian385th Bombardment GroupB-17 Bomber "War Horse"http://warhorse.omegappg.com
quote:NASA's Stennis Space Center celebrated its 30th anniversary of testing space shuttle engines with the thunderous ignition of a shuttle main engine Thursday at its facility in south Mississippi.Members of the news media and tourists were allowed to witness the test, which lasted about 6 minutes and produced a huge, white cloud of vapor that drifted away from the steel-and-concrete structure on which the rocket engine was mounted.
Members of the news media and tourists were allowed to witness the test, which lasted about 6 minutes and produced a huge, white cloud of vapor that drifted away from the steel-and-concrete structure on which the rocket engine was mounted.
Stennis celebrates testing success (The Clarion Ledger)
Stennis marks its 30th year as the place to test shuttle engines (The Sun Herald)
For the first time in my life, I was within a 40 minute drive of astronauts (Fred Haise, no less!) and I didn't even know about it!
Guess I should start reading the newspaper more. ;-)
I'm going to go sulk for the rest of the weekend. :-(
------------------Brian
385th Bombardment GroupB-17 Bomber "War Horse"http://warhorse.omegappg.com
quote:Originally posted by collshubby:I'm going to go sulk for the rest of the weekend. :-(
I sulk every time Robert posts messages describing his trips to cool places!
Either way, no mention of this event appeared in any of my daily Sightings searches until today, after the fact. Sorry.
:-)
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