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And that is why Snoopy is so famous he has done literally everything. Hail the original JOE COOL
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I had to do a little reading to see when the award began. It seems to have started in 1968, which was before the May 1969 Apollo 10 flight and the reason for my curiosity of its origins. The Apollo 10 command module was named Charlie Brown and the lunar module was named Snoopy. I wonder if the award was on their minds when they named their ships.
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Two employees at ULA received the award for their work on the Commercial Crew program (I was not one of them; they are my colleagues). So, it isn't just for NASA employees - it can go to anybody the Astronaut Office chooses to honor! |
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I finally threw off the blanket and got off the sofa to go find the styrene beam part number — it is snowing again! We just got back from Florida, and figured it would be warm here upon our return ... Anyway, I thought I used Plastruct, but it is Evergreen H-beam #285, so maybe what you used is a better fit? To look for any other possible styrene parts, I have to go to Denver. Sadly, no more hobby stores up north.
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It looks like what I bought from Amazon when we were discussing this before (not sure where) was the number #286 Evergeen H-beam. That's what's on the one Nova Payloader that has a couple of lengths of H-beams glued on.
Sunny and mid-70s here today. (sorry....a little)
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I’ll have to look at the #286. I do recall that when I bought what I did, there were several sizes and it was somewhat of a guess which one might be the best to use. We have a couple inches of snow accumulated, but it has slowed down. I have a guy coming to aerate the lawn next Thursday, so I was planning to water the lawn anyway. It just needs to stops snowing in a day or two!
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My comment has been edited for more completeness. Thank you!
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I'm favoring this approach, but most people can never get a two-piece friction-fit launch rod apart again. What's your secret? Any special prep or treatment on the pins?
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Launch Rods
I use all one piece rods, stored in a 1/2" PVC tube.
1/8" & 3/16" are 4' long & 1/4" is 8' long. 8' 1010 rail for 3 & 4" rockets Works great for me! |
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As it should be! I eventually opted for the Quest two-piece rod. It's a skosh longer than the Estes equivalent, with the upper section thinner than the lower. It fits nicely in the range box and will serve well for all the B- and lower flying that I do.
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