If all goes as planned, Artemis I, NASA's human-rated rocket to beyond the moon, will launch before noon, today. The first video (below left) gives an understandable explanation of the mission and its many parts. The second video tells lots of overwhelming numbers to explain more of the details.
One of the mission stats is that this vehicle contains parts from each of the 50 states. In our own area, batteries are engineered and manufactured at Eagle Picher Technologies. Historically speaking it was the creative use of Eagle Picher batteries that saved Apollo 13.
Our prayers are with all of the folks at NASA in hopes that the launch and the mission are successful and that our scientists and engineers will learn from everything that happens.
One of the mission stats is that this vehicle contains parts from each of the 50 states. In our own area, batteries are engineered and manufactured at Eagle Picher Technologies. Historically speaking it was the creative use of Eagle Picher batteries that saved Apollo 13.
Our prayers are with all of the folks at NASA in hopes that the launch and the mission are successful and that our scientists and engineers will learn from everything that happens.
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One of my best friends from high school is the Thermal Lead for the Solid Rocket Booster. In layman's terms, he ensures the exterior of the Booster stays within its temperature limits during ascent. Now, I'm not actually sure what one does if the thing gets too hot, especially since those solid boosters are only active for a couple of minutes. It's going to take somebody more qualified than I am, and I guess that's why Darrell is on the job. He has been with NASA for several years, and he is one of the smartest people I know.
Just to think that he graduated with me. That his birthday is just three days after mine. That he comes from the same small-town (population: 7348). And that he successfully climbed the engineering ladder in his dream job
Just to think that he graduated with me. That his birthday is just three days after mine. That he comes from the same small-town (population: 7348). And that he successfully climbed the engineering ladder in his dream job
From the Archives (May 18, 1982)
This is truly momentous as Darrell and another peer, Jimmy Campbell, appeared on page one of the very first issue of the small-town newspaper, the Tuttlelite. I launched (Pardon the pun.) and operated the newspaper during the summer before our senior year at Tuttle High School. Produced before computers would assist in the typesetting and layout, the newspaper was typed on a typewriter and glued down to large pieces of paper with light blue lines before being delivered to the printing press in nearby El Reno, Oklahoma (And yes, there were typographical errors: one glaring one can be seen in the caption below the photo.).
How cool is it, though, that my paper was the first to document Darrell's experience with NASA, only to see his work showcased, today, in the international news story of Artemis I and the United States' reentry into moon exploration (and beyond).
How cool is it, though, that my paper was the first to document Darrell's experience with NASA, only to see his work showcased, today, in the international news story of Artemis I and the United States' reentry into moon exploration (and beyond).
