If you've never read "The Right Stuff" you definitely should

by omahadomer, Monday, April 13, 2026, 09:54 (6 days ago) @ NDinVA

the whole thing with the first group of seven astronauts. The rivalry between Shepard and Glenn. Shepard's flight posed the question of "what is space?" Glenn got into orbit (3 I think). The USSR was ahead of us then.

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Artemis is splashing down near us today - Jay, 2026-04-10, 09:55
- What were the objectives of this mission? - Jeff (BGS), 2026-04-10, 19:55
  - It's at least a bit about beating China there, no? - LaFortune Teller, 2026-04-11, 17:18
  - A step to the moon and Mars. - nedhead, 2026-04-10, 20:19
    - The difficulty with going to Mars (at least as of today) - omahadomer, 2026-04-12, 09:52
      - Especially if you want to come home at some point - Jeff (BGS), 2026-04-12, 14:11
        
        Pretty sure we have a decent handle on the orbits! - nedhead, 2026-04-12, 15:50
        
        The orbits would be the least of the problems -- - omahadomer, 2026-04-13, 09:51
- Was neat to run around town this evening... - domer.mq, 2026-04-10, 18:00
- live feed - Jay, 2026-04-10, 15:52
  - Nail biting. - Angel, 2026-04-10, 17:05
    - I'm old enough to remember Apollo 13 -- - omahadomer, 2026-04-12, 09:56
      - My dad and I were space nuts when I was a kid. - NDinVA, 2026-04-12, 10:42
        
        If you've never read "The Right Stuff" you definitely should - omahadomer, 2026-04-13, 09:54
- Nothing like those "Blue Hour" launches from Vandenberg - hobbs, 2026-04-10, 10:11
  - there was a really striking SpaceX one a couple months ago - Jay, 2026-04-10, 10:22
    - No idea. - hobbs, 2026-04-10, 10:35

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If you've never read "The Right Stuff" you definitely should