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Topic: Photo of the week 391 (April 21, 2012)
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heng44 Member Posts: 3387 From: Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 04-21-2012 01:16 AM
In light of this week's events I have selected the oldest Discovery photo I could find in my files. It was taken March 24, 1982, at the Rockwell plant in Palmdale as construction was beginning. Ed Hengeveld |
Lasv3 Member Posts: 410 From: Bratislava, Slovakia Registered: Apr 2009
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posted 04-21-2012 02:35 AM
Those were the times... |
OV-105 Member Posts: 816 From: Ridgecrest, CA Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 04-21-2012 02:48 PM
I like that the back doors are open and you can see the desert. |
Fra Mauro Member Posts: 1587 From: Bethpage, N.Y. Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 04-21-2012 07:48 PM
"They will never see the likes of us again," from the Genesis song, Driving the Last Spike. |
mach3valkyrie Member Posts: 719 From: Albany, Oregon Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 04-22-2012 02:15 PM
I liken this to laying the keel of any ship and the hopes for safe voyages that go with it. |
sfurtaw Member Posts: 104 From: Saginaw, MI USA Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 04-23-2012 06:54 AM
To stay on topic, what a neat photo of the earliest days of Discovery. Thanks for posting, Ed. Another great find. quote: Originally posted by Fra Mauro: "They will never see the likes of us again," from the Genesis song, Driving the Last Spike.
To stray a bit off topic, Fra Mauro, you just quoted my favorite Genesis song. |
Philip Member Posts: 5952 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 04-23-2012 10:34 AM
Great photo, Rosamond/ Los Angeles dry lake is an amazing place at the edge of the Mojave (semi-) desert |
Fra Mauro Member Posts: 1587 From: Bethpage, N.Y. Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 04-24-2012 07:25 PM
The song seemed appropriate for the pioneering spirit of the time. |