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Topic: Reflections: 2007 UACC Show
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freshspot
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posted 09-26-2007 02:54 PM
 
No worries. You did a great job. |
BA002
Member Posts: 175
From: Utrecht,NL
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 06-11-2008 12:10 PM
 
Hi guys,Last weekend marked the first anniversary of three of the best days of my life. I still feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet so many astronauts and other celebrities in such a wonderful setting and with a shuttle launch thrown into the bargain as well, incredible! Speaking of setting, I was reading Walter Cunningham's The All-American Boys in which the Cocoa Beach Holiday Inn is mentioned a few times and I have seen references to it in other books as well. Is that the same Holiday Inn that we stayed in? Anyone familiar with that part of space history? Regards, Leo Bakker |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-11-2008 03:56 PM
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Originally posted by BA002:
Is that the same Holiday Inn that we stayed in? Anyone familiar with that part of space history?
See: Cocoa Beach hotel of choice in the 60s |
TRS
Member Posts: 721
From: Wellington, New Zealand
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 06-12-2008 06:07 AM
Is it a year already?That was a fantastic weekend a real lifetime highlight. I can't wait to get back for the ASF show in November. Cheers Craig |
divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 06-12-2008 05:23 PM
Wow! A year already!I have to admit, that was one of the most incredible weekends of my life. Linn LeBlanc sent me a photo of me standing bewteen Buzz Aldrin and Dick Gordon all looking up at the launch. It's just plain surreal in my mind. And, as my first in-person launch, after many failed attempts, I have to admit that it was SO spectacular - and TV does not do it justice at all. You just can't duplicate the colors and the feel. Not to mention the celebrity guests and old friends getting together. And the select few of us drinking at the Star Wars bar across the street from the hotel when they closed the hotel bar - and the local talent who thought we were a bunch of "rich, good looking foreigners". I think it was Craig who said "What makes you think we're foreigners?" Man, that was a great time.
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marshallspacerx
Member Posts: 15
From: Conway, AR
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted 06-13-2008 09:32 AM
Although we wont be able to go again this year the memories from last year will last a lifetime. It was just, indescribable... Mike Marshall |
tegwilym
Member Posts: 2331
From: Sturgeon Bay, WI
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 06-13-2008 12:08 PM
Already a year? Sheesh....I'm getting old since time is going so fast.That was definitely the BEST 3 days EVER!!! My writeup for our club web page |
RocketmanRob
Member Posts: 268
From: New York City USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 06-13-2008 11:15 PM
Wow - a year has already past? Have to agree with everyone else's posts - certainly was one of the best weekends I've ever had. My first (and hopefully not last) launch, dinner with a moonwalker under a Saturn V, the opportunity to meet many of the astronauts you've grown up reading about and admiring, and the fun of meeting folks who are as into space exploration as I am. Outstanding. Rob |
TRS
Member Posts: 721
From: Wellington, New Zealand
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 06-14-2008 02:02 AM
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Originally posted by divemaster:
I think it was Craig who said "What makes you think we're foreigners?"
Well, the other two were pretty obvious... |
BA002
Member Posts: 175
From: Utrecht,NL
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 06-18-2008 01:04 PM
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Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
See: Cocoa Beach hotel of choice in the 60s
Thanks Robert, for the link. Should have used the search function of course, sorry about that. Nice to know that indeed even the hotel was part of the very special setting.Regards, Leo Bakker |
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