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- From: yamauchi@cs.rochester.edu (Brian Yamauchi)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: still thrilled by a manned space shot
- Message-ID: <YAMAUCHI.92Jul31164938@heron.cs.rochester.edu>
- Date: 31 Jul 92 20:49:38 GMT
- References: <1992Jul31.192103.18668@unocal.com>
- Sender: yamauchi@cs.rochester.edu (Brian Yamauchi)
- Organization: University of Rochester
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- In-Reply-To: stgprao@xing.unocal.com's message of 31 Jul 92 19:21:03 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul31.192103.18668@unocal.com> stgprao@xing.unocal.com (Richard Ottolini) writes:
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- >I don't know if anyone else feels the same way,
- >but I find the space shuttle missions this summer to be more
- >interesting than the Olymnpics and presidential conventions.
- >I still get a thrill when I see a manned spacecraft and takeoff
- >even though I've been watching them for 30 years.
-
- Yeah, I feel the same way (despite my reservations about the shuttle
- program). On the other hand, it's amazing how blase' the natives here
- are about these launches...
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- A (paraphrased) conversation from this morning:
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- KSC-area Native: "You know, the shuttle's going up in about ten minutes."
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- Me: "Yeah, I was just about to head outside to watch the launch.
- Are you coming?"
-
- Him: "Nah, I'm in the middle of doing some work..."
-
- Oh well... I suppose you get used to anything.
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