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Topic: Sara Howard, Saturn engineer (1943-2020)
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Robert Pearlman
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posted 08-17-2021 05:03 PM
   
From the Space Hipsters Facebook group comes word that former Boeing engineer Sara Howard died in January 2020. She was 76.Sara, who joined our community here in 2009, was one of the few women to work on Apollo at the Michoud facility in Louisiana. In her own words: I worked in the Michoud Plant in New Orleans. Boeing assembled the S1-C stage ... NASA must have given numbers to each stage for each mission. Our stage for Apollo 11 was the S1-C-6. Each stage was assembled and tested in record time. I think I worked on 12 to 14 stages in three years.Our team was Systems Test Engineering. We took the pulse of the stage. Data came to us through ODOP transponders in the form of analog Pulse Code Modulation, Pulse Amplitude Modulation and Single Side Band. We were some of the best problem solvers of our stage. It had better be perfect-lives depended on our work. We had to ferret out the cause of engine fires (Aarrgghh), leaks in pressurization tanks (helium and hydrogen) and in many other aspects of our stages. Courtesy Alan Lawrie, Sara Howard with Wernher von Braun: |
AstroCasey
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posted 08-17-2021 05:13 PM
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ManInSpace
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From: Brooklin, Ontario Canada
Registered: Feb 2018
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posted 08-17-2021 05:19 PM
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star51L
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From: Vilano Beach, FL, USA
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 08-17-2021 05:44 PM
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oly
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From: Perth, Western Australia
Registered: Apr 2015
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posted 08-17-2021 07:50 PM
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randy
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From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 08-17-2021 08:18 PM
I had the privilege and honor of corresponding with Sara several years ago. She gave me an autographed photo and she also told me about the book she wrote, which I now have in my collection. She is a classy lady. Rest in peace Sara. |
MCroft04
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From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 08-17-2021 08:44 PM
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David Carey
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posted 08-17-2021 08:53 PM
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DG27
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Registered: Nov 2010
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posted 08-17-2021 09:06 PM
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SpaceCadet1983
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From: Pacific NW, United States
Registered: May 2012
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posted 08-17-2021 09:30 PM
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Panther494
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From: London UK
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posted 08-18-2021 02:33 AM
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gareth89
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posted 08-18-2021 06:09 AM
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JohnPaul56
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From: Montclair, NJ, USA
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posted 08-18-2021 08:31 AM
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LM1
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posted 08-18-2021 09:19 AM
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capoetc
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posted 08-18-2021 10:08 AM
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SkyMan1958
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posted 08-18-2021 11:09 AM
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Kite
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From: Northampton UK
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posted 08-18-2021 11:36 AM
RIP. |
Jeff
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From: Fayetteville, NC, USA
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posted 08-18-2021 11:38 AM
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bthumble
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posted 08-18-2021 11:39 AM
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Kevin T. Randall
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posted 08-18-2021 11:51 AM
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hlbjr
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posted 08-19-2021 08:52 AM
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GT76
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posted 08-19-2021 05:38 PM
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ColinBurgess
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From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 08-19-2021 06:10 PM
Just out of curiosity, can anyone tell me what the uniform is that Sara's wearing in the photo? |
AlanLawrie
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From: hitchin, herts, UK
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 08-19-2021 06:20 PM
According to her book Mischief at Michoud it was taken in early 1961 at Barksdale AFB and she was wearing her high school ROTC uniform. |
dss65
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posted 08-19-2021 06:40 PM
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Jurg Bolli
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posted 08-19-2021 07:28 PM
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RobertB
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posted 08-22-2021 02:07 PM
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