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Old 05-05-2021, 03:30 PM
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Default Freedom 7 lifted off on this day.

Freedom 7 lifted off on this day.

5/5/61

R.I.P. Alan Shepard.
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Old 05-05-2021, 05:03 PM
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...and 60 years ago at that.

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Old 05-06-2021, 05:59 PM
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At work today, I co-taught with another teacher. We were covering the 60's.
I got to teach about the Space Program. The other teacher does not like to teach that subject.
I was thrilled.
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Old 05-06-2021, 06:49 PM
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Back when I was a high school senior/college freshman a buddy and I taught after-school rocketry classes to 4th and 5th graders at the 3 local elementary schools once a week for 5 weeks. All individually built a rocket of their choice and launched it on the 5th week.
I can remember demo launching a Mercury Redstone, Saturn 1B, Saturn V, and a 1284 Space Shuttle for them.
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Old 05-06-2021, 07:55 PM
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Reached 115 miles high, 19 minute duration.


Heck, we've had model rockets stay up longer than that...

https://www.nar.org/contest-flying/records/


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