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Topic: Photo of the week 367 (November 12, 2011)
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heng44 Member Posts: 3387 From: Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 11-12-2011 02:33 AM
About four hours after the Gemini 9 launch on June 3, 1966, astronauts Stafford and Cernan caught their first glimpse of the ATDA docking target as a ghostly silhouette against a black space background. The nose cone which failed to separate made the vehicle look like an 'angry alligator', as Stafford put it. Ed Hengeveld |
Max Q Member Posts: 399 From: Whyalla South Australia Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 11-12-2011 06:47 AM
Wow, now that's cool.
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MCroft04 Member Posts: 1634 From: Smithfield, Me, USA Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 11-12-2011 08:01 AM
I always look forward to the Saturday morning space picture. Another great one! Thanks Ed! |
garymilgrom Member Posts: 1966 From: Atlanta, GA Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 11-12-2011 09:00 AM
What an unusual and terrific image. Thanks Ed! |
ilbasso Member Posts: 1522 From: Greensboro, NC USA Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 11-12-2011 09:51 AM
Looking at the photo of the week is always the first (okay, second) thing I do after getting out of bed on Saturday morning! |
413 is in Member Posts: 628 From: Alexandria, VA USA Registered: May 2006
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posted 11-12-2011 11:15 AM
Looks like some strange one-legged robot. Not an alligator at all! |
Tom Member Posts: 1597 From: New York Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 11-12-2011 11:32 AM
As always, great image Ed. Thanks! |
East-Frisian Member Posts: 586 From: Germany Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 11-13-2011 01:59 AM
It is like a modern art work - great. |
music_space Member Posts: 1179 From: Canada Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 11-13-2011 02:07 AM
That has a graphic signature akin to 2001, a Space OdysseyI, too, delight in this Saturday morning ritual. As an exercice of historical recall and inference, I make a point of interpreting the picture before reading any details... |
heng44 Member Posts: 3387 From: Netherlands Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 11-13-2011 02:21 AM
Glad everybody is enjoying the weekly photo. I don't have any trouble coming up with an interesting one every week. There is so much great stuff out there... |
Delta7 Member Posts: 1505 From: Bluffton IN USA Registered: Oct 2007
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posted 11-13-2011 10:47 AM
Thinking that's what Elliott See and Charlie Bassett would've seen... |