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Topic: Photo of the week 276 (February 13, 2010)
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heng44 Member Posts: 3387 From: Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 02-13-2010 03:14 AM
STS-3 commander Jack Lousma checks the weather before sitting down for the preflight breakfast in the crew quarters at KSC in March 1982. Several hours later he was launched together with pilot Gordon Fullerton for the third flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. Ed Hengeveld |
apolloprojeckt Member Posts: 1447 From: Arnhem, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 02-13-2010 03:02 PM
Great photo Ed...I was 12 years and had the shuttle fever and cycled 10 km every day to train station in Heerlen for buying the newspaper USA Today and Washington Post just for the photos, which were hard to get... Extraordinarily beautiful flight. |
Max Q Member Posts: 399 From: Whyalla South Australia Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 02-13-2010 06:51 PM
I think hes really checking that nobody has hot wired his ride whilst he has been asleep. |
OV-105 Member Posts: 816 From: Ridgecrest, CA Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 02-13-2010 07:00 PM
He's looking to see if anyone painted the ET white while he was asleep. |
J.L Member Posts: 674 From: Bloomington, Illinois, USA Registered: May 2005
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posted 02-13-2010 11:09 PM
May this serve as a reminder to keep Gordo Fullerton in your prayers.J.L. |
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posted 02-14-2010 08:09 AM
God bless to him and thoughts and prayers. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo Member Posts: 3445 From: Toms River, NJ Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 02-14-2010 01:47 PM
I think he's checking on whether or not Fullerton absconded with his breakfast! (Or perhaps, whether Fred Haise is suiting up to take Fullerton's place.) |
Delta7 Member Posts: 1505 From: Bluffton IN USA Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 02-14-2010 03:27 PM
"Ah, Florida in March. You know, come to think of it, the only state I haven't been to yet is New Mexico." |
ASCAN1984 Member Posts: 1049 From: County Down, Nothern Ireland Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 02-15-2010 04:39 AM
After waiting so long to fly again the jovial mood of launch day is replaced as the commander checks out some female tech's across at the VAB |
albatron Member Posts: 2732 From: Stuart, Florida Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 02-15-2010 08:02 AM
quote: Originally posted by ASCAN1984: After waiting so long to fly again the jovial mood of launch day is replaced as the commander checks out some female tech's across at the VAB
LOL. Almost anyone but Jack. A more dedicated gent to his wife than he you'd be hard pressed to find. He and Gratia adore each other. I shared this with him and in his usual self deprecating way thought the forum was hard up for good images. Tongue in cheek of course, Jack is one of THE finest gentlemen out there. I personally like it, I can see the steely eyed missile man "looking forward to a beautiful mission". |
sfurtaw Member Posts: 104 From: Saginaw, MI USA Registered: Feb 2004
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posted 02-15-2010 01:28 PM
quote: Originally posted by albatron: Almost anyone but Jack. A more dedicated gent to his wife than he you'd be hard pressed to find. He and Gratia adore each other.
I totally agree. Three years ago our daughter asked him, "Who's your favorite princess? Mine's Cinderella!" He replied, "My favorite princess is my wife." It was obvious he meant it. |
tegwilym Member Posts: 2331 From: Sturgeon Bay, WI Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 02-15-2010 02:21 PM
Great photo! Nothing beats a good weather briefing like simply looking out the window. |
gliderpilotuk Member Posts: 3398 From: London, UK Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 02-15-2010 03:41 PM
quote: Originally posted by albatron: Jack is one of THE finest gentlemen out there.
I'd second that, together with his Skylab colleagues. |
413 is in Member Posts: 628 From: Alexandria, VA USA Registered: May 2006
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posted 02-15-2010 04:19 PM
Nope, definitely a "weather check". The man said so himself! |
ASCAN1984 Member Posts: 1049 From: County Down, Nothern Ireland Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 02-16-2010 03:38 AM
quote: Originally posted by albatron: Almost anyone but Jack. A more dedicated gent to his wife than he you'd be hard pressed to find. He and Gratia adore each other
I am a bit of a romantic and think this is fantastic. Great to see a couple who still adore each other after so many years married. |
carmelo Member Posts: 1047 From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 02-17-2010 10:00 PM
quote: Originally posted by apolloprojeckt: I was 12 years and had the shuttle fever and cycled 10 km every day to train station in Heerlen for buying the newspaper USA Today and Washington Post just for the photos, which were hard to get...
I did the same in Italy (the newspapers were "Il Corriere della Sera","Il Tempo").Now with internet we may found a lot of pictures, but in those times I bought a whole magazine for one little photo. |
Lou Chinal Member Posts: 1306 From: Staten Island, NY Registered: Jun 2007
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posted 02-19-2010 11:00 AM
Bill, nice picture - Great autograph! |