posted 06-28-2000 09:41 PM
The decision to lift LB7 was a "bitter-sweet" decision if you will. Although much could be learned form raising it, the motive of those lifting it was wrong. I once heard the head man in the expedition say that their goal was to prove that Grissom got "scared and blew the hatch." I also know that there was a good chance that the craft would crumble under the pressure much like the Titanic. When questioned about that he replied, "oh well." Well lucky for all of us, the key mechanism that would solve the mystery was NOT recovered and cannot be found. I guess maybe Gus had a hand in that! GOD SPEED THE CREW OF APOLLO 1."To those who gave their lives so others could reach for the stars!
AD ASTRA PER ASPERA (A rough road leads to the Stars)
GOD SPEED THE CREW OF APOLLO 1"
-Plaque at Pad 34, KSC, FL.
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"Heroes are made by the challenges they confront, by the risks they take, and by the pain they endure."
-Homer H. Hickam, Jr.
"Back to the Moon"
"The word 'impossible' not longer exists. I'm proof!"
-Eugene A. Cernan
Apollo 17 CDR
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posted 06-28-2000 09:32 PM
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