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Topic: Photo of the week 601 (April 30, 2016, my 60th)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 04-30-2016 02:48 AM
   
 STS-1 backup commander Joe Engle prepares to enter the orbiter Columbia inside the Orbiter Processing Facility at KSC for ejection escape suit testing, to make sure the suit fittings and harnesses are compatible with the spacecraft's ejection seats. Suit tech Joe Schmitt is standing by. The photo was made in October 1979. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 04-30-2016 02:50 AM
Happy birthday, Ed! |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 04-30-2016 04:04 AM
Many Happy Returns Ed! Have a GREAT day! |
Kite
Member Posts: 831
From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 04-30-2016 04:37 AM
Have a wonderful 60th birthday Ed and thanks again for your contribution to collectSPACE. |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 04-30-2016 06:10 AM
Birthday thought - Age is simply a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.Or to quote John Glenn - Despite the advances in modern medicine there is still no cure for the common birthday. Have a great day from one Ed to another.  |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2031
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 04-30-2016 06:13 AM
Congratulations on your milestone birthday, Ed. However we all know that you are the one who hands out magnificent presents to us every week without fail. Hope you've enjoyed a fabulous day. |
COR482932
Member Posts: 212
From: Cork, Ireland
Registered: Mar 2012
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posted 04-30-2016 07:51 AM
Happy birthday Ed!! |
Ian Limbrey
Member Posts: 124
From: England
Registered: Nov 2012
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posted 04-30-2016 08:20 AM
Happy Birthday Ed! Like the others have mentioned, really enjoy these photos that you post every week!
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East-Frisian
Member Posts: 586
From: Germany
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 04-30-2016 08:52 AM
Congrats Ed, to your birthday and great work every week. |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 04-30-2016 09:05 AM
I hope you have a great birthday! |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-30-2016 09:17 AM
All the best, Ed on YOUR DAY! Happy Birthday! |
Kevmac
Member Posts: 267
From: College Station, TX
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 04-30-2016 09:27 AM
Congrats on another trip around the Sun! |
heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 04-30-2016 11:40 AM
First 600 Photos of the Week, then 60 years of Ed. It has been quite a week. Thanks everybody. |
OV-105
Member Posts: 816
From: Ridgecrest, CA
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 04-30-2016 12:23 PM
Happy Birthday! |
mach3valkyrie
Member Posts: 719
From: Albany, Oregon
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 04-30-2016 12:36 PM
Happy Birthday! You've got me by 1 year. I start off April and you close it out. |
Space Emblem Art
Member Posts: 194
From: Citrus Heights, CA - USA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 04-30-2016 06:03 PM
Ed, Welcome to Club 60! Best wishes for a Happy Birthday. |
Fra Mauro
Member Posts: 1587
From: Bethpage, N.Y.
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 05-02-2016 05:15 PM
A belated Happy Birthday! My 55th was April 29th. Thank you so much for sharing your collection--it brings back many good feelings! |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 05-03-2016 08:30 AM
Gelukkige verjaardag Ed!!! Take a great start orbiting the Sun for the 61st time...I believe the ejection seats during the first STS missions were the same as used in the Lockheed SR-71. |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 05-03-2016 09:46 AM
Happy Birthday, Ed. Many more! And yes, the ejection seats used on Columbia for the four OFT missions are modified SR-71 Blackbird seats. The brown/gold S1030A suits worn by the astronauts during these flights were all modified from the type used by USAF pilots on the SR-71. Of the eight provided to NASA, only one, John Young's, is intact and is on display at Space Center Houston. The rest were returned to the Air Force and components recycled or destroyed. |
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