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Sergeant Bob

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Another Hero Dies
« on: October 10, 2013, 09:57:39 PM »
Scott Carpenter, 2nd Mercury Astronaut to Orbit the Earth, Dies at 88
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For 39 minutes after his capsule hit the Caribbean, according to NASA, there were fears that he had, in fact, perished. He was 250 nautical miles from his intended landing point after making three orbits in a nearly five-hour flight. Although radar and radio signals indicated that his capsule had survived re-entry, it was not immediately clear that he was safe.

A Navy search plane finally spotted him in a bright orange life raft. He remained in it for three hours, accompanied by two frogmen dropped to assist him, before he was picked up by a helicopter and taken to the aircraft carrier Intrepid.


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Re: Another Hero Dies
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2013, 11:00:24 PM »
Flying higher than ever. John Glenn is the last of the Mercury 7 left. RIP.

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Re: Another Hero Dies
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2013, 01:56:55 PM »
I wonder if he died of a broken heart over the sad state of our current "space program".
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.

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Re: Another Hero Dies
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2013, 03:14:34 PM »
I remember after re-entry they lost radio contact and couldn't find for about an hour  :O

He was also involved in the Sealab IIRC.

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Re: Another Hero Dies
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2013, 03:31:27 PM »
Quote from: Tallpine on October 11, 2013, 03:14:34 PM
I remember after re-entry they lost radio contact and couldn't find for about an hour  :O

He was also involved in the Sealab IIRC.

RIP

If you click on the giant RED link in the O.P. it will splain his being lost. =D
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I meet lots of folks like this, claim to be anarchist but really they're just liberals with pierced genitals. - gunsmith

I already have canned butter, buying more. Canned blueberries, some pancake making dry goods and the end of the world is gonna be delicious.  -French G

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Re: Another Hero Dies
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2013, 03:54:15 PM »
The movie didn't really cover all that.
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Re: Another Hero Dies
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2013, 04:00:59 PM »
Quote from: Sergeant Bob on October 11, 2013, 03:31:27 PM
If you click on the giant RED link in the O.P. it will splain his being lost. =D

I don't need a link to history - I was there for most of it  :P
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Re: Another Hero Dies
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2013, 04:32:32 PM »
Quote from: Tallpine on October 11, 2013, 04:00:59 PM
I don't need a link to history - I was there for most of it  :P

So, how did you get through Prohibition? :P  :P
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I already have canned butter, buying more. Canned blueberries, some pancake making dry goods and the end of the world is gonna be delicious.  -French G

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Re: Another Hero Dies
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2013, 04:45:13 PM »
I love stories like this, too bad you have to search for them because people don't link to them.   =D   ;)   :rofl:


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Re: Another Hero Dies
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2013, 07:29:59 PM »
Quote from: Sergeant Bob on October 11, 2013, 04:32:32 PM
So, how did you get through Prohibition? :P  :P

I was kinda wondering which side of the "War of Northern Aggresson" he was on if he wasn't too old yet. =D
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Re: Another Hero Dies
« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2013, 07:39:11 PM »
No disrespect to the Mercury 7 men but there should have been 1 more in their number.
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Re: Another Hero Dies
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2013, 11:30:19 AM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on October 11, 2013, 07:29:59 PM
I was kinda wondering which side of the "War of Northern Aggresson" he was on if he wasn't too old yet. =D

I'm not sure it ever really ended ...  =|   And if one uses that name for the war, is there any doubt which side they are on ?   ;)


Anyway, since people (well - APS posters, not sure those are all people  :P ) are going to tease me about being old then I might as well start the joke myself  :lol:
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