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drm604

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23. I understand the economic and scientific reasons for concentrating on robotic exploration,

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 12:43 PM

Dec 2013

but I still can't help but feel that we eventually need to somehow have a human presence throughout the solar system. Maybe the Chinese will do what we gave up on.

I do think that the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs gave us technological advances that have more than paid for the cost of those programs. Think were we might be if we had continued.

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Apollo 8 Earthrise picture - recreation of the event [View all] DavidDvorkin Dec 2013 OP

Amazing. Great video. You should be proud that you were a part... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #1

Very, VERY cool! A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #2

Very cool, and I'm envious MannyGoldstein Dec 2013 #3

I'll always be glad that I was part of it DavidDvorkin Dec 2013 #4

May I ask what your part was? MannyGoldstein Dec 2013 #6

Normally, Lunar Module Rendezvous Radar error analysis DavidDvorkin Dec 2013 #9

Wow! I always wondered about ascent from the moon. MannyGoldstein Dec 2013 #12

Your buddy was Gene Kranz? DavidDvorkin Dec 2013 #10

Dan Hunter MannyGoldstein Dec 2013 #11

Very Nice! BKH70041 Dec 2013 #5

Thank you. drm604 Dec 2013 #7

I know DavidDvorkin Dec 2013 #18

I understand the economic and scientific reasons for concentrating on robotic exploration, drm604 Dec 2013 #23

Here's another video a former colleague just sent me DavidDvorkin Dec 2013 #24

You're so fortunate that you got to work there during those times. drm604 Dec 2013 #25

Yes, I was DavidDvorkin Dec 2013 #27

At the end of this video DavidDvorkin Dec 2013 #29

Thank you for sharing that warrior1 Dec 2013 #8

See! I told you it was mocked up in a studio! Recursion Dec 2013 #13

As we listened to the astronauts from space... irisblue Dec 2013 #14

NICE!!! calimary Dec 2013 #15

I have one, too, but it's in the office. It's also my desktop on this Ubuntu box. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #16

Automatic Apollo program rec... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2013 #17

Yes DavidDvorkin Dec 2013 #19

Thanks! I've added this to Wikipedia. Jim Lane Dec 2013 #20

Cool! DavidDvorkin Dec 2013 #21

They synched it to the mission audio recording krispos42 Dec 2013 #22

A Grand Oasis indeed seveneyes Dec 2013 #26

Damn, youtube just crashed hard. Halfway through the video. tridim Dec 2013 #28