Comments on: The Ship of Foolishness, Part 1: The Foreplay http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2010/11/the-ship-of-foolishness-part-1-the-foreplay/ Frederik Pohl Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tamfang http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2010/11/the-ship-of-foolishness-part-1-the-foreplay/#comment-42548 Tamfang Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:38:36 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=2968#comment-42548 Having lived in Los Angeles, I chuckle at describing airport to Century City as "clear across" much of anything. Having lived in Los Angeles, I chuckle at describing airport to Century City as “clear across” much of anything.

]]> By: Tom Galloway http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2010/11/the-ship-of-foolishness-part-1-the-foreplay/#comment-38020 Tom Galloway Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:06:02 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=2968#comment-38020 One minor correction; while Apollo 17 did launch on December 7th, specifically at 00:33, it was originally scheduled to launch as the first night launch on December 6th at just before 22:00. There were 2 hours 40 minutes of launch holds that pushed it to early the next day. Full details at http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/Apollo_17a_Summary.htm Why do I remember this? Because I was a big space nut as a kid, and those few hours of holds meant that the launch ended up happening on my birthday. Best unexpected and inadvertent present ever. : -) One minor correction; while Apollo 17 did launch on December 7th, specifically at 00:33, it was originally scheduled to launch as the first night launch on December 6th at just before 22:00. There were 2 hours 40 minutes of launch holds that pushed it to early the next day. Full details at http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/Apollo_17a_Summary.htm

Why do I remember this? Because I was a big space nut as a kid, and those few hours of holds meant that the launch ended up happening on my birthday. Best unexpected and inadvertent present ever. : -)

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