tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post592954106789255567..comments2024-03-26T10:02:32.848-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: ReadingRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-79762535494669842712009-05-25T15:36:29.592-04:002009-05-25T15:36:29.592-04:00His daughter lives in the same town I do. She is a...His daughter lives in the same town I do. She is a chemistry professor at the University. I didn't have her for any of my chemistry classes though. And I don't think Barb or any of the kids did either.<br /><br />Awesome that you met him.<br /><br />I took all my kids to <A HREF="http://www.spacecamp.com/details.php?cat=Space&program=Parent%2FChild" REL="nofollow">Parent Child Space Camp</A> in Huntsville when they were the appropriate age. I applied to be an astronaut--13 days before Challenger blew up and then when they started hiring again it wasn't a good time for me change careers.<br /><br />Space, it's one of the few possibilities for a free society to start again. <EM>[heavy sigh]</EM>Joe Huffmanhttp://blog.joehuffman.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-20389470964366519212009-05-22T23:24:54.149-04:002009-05-22T23:24:54.149-04:00"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what..."Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing."<br /><br />The man frankly, rocks. I have no other verbiage that does him justice.<br /><br /><br /><br />word verification: TASTE. No, that's not a subliminal message, is it ? :-)Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-80482650821929102922009-05-22T14:44:01.530-04:002009-05-22T14:44:01.530-04:00Hmmm... Looks like I'm going to have to add anothe...Hmmm... Looks like I'm going to have to add another book to the library. Hopefully it is available in hardcover.<br /><br />This guy has been one of my most respected heros since I was a young'un myself.<br /><br />I've always thought of him as the "Father of Rocket Science".<br /><br />Your mind never ceases to impress me Roberta. Where were you when I was looking for a wife?<br /><br />JoeAssrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14093506505019819353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-23635788994032626782009-05-22T12:16:22.635-04:002009-05-22T12:16:22.635-04:00Wow. Getting to meet Werner von Braun, and hear hi...Wow. Getting to meet Werner von Braun, and hear him speak. I'm envious, too.<br /><br />WV: domet<br /><br />Well, duh.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266828722290789801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-40445871830228576602009-05-22T08:09:10.833-04:002009-05-22T08:09:10.833-04:00You did what? I guess shall have to be envious, j...You did <I>what?</I> I guess shall have to be envious, just for today. Going from a salami-sized firecracker in the garden, to the Saturn V, in one man's lifespan, is truly a remarkable feat. I don't recall if the photos came out well, but the F-1 at the NASM is truly a sight to behold.<br /><br />Jim<br /><br />w/v: uniog. A cut-rate, unpleasant German 4x4.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com