Re: (OT) : DaviD's View of the US Space Program - Putting American Dicks In Space

On 17 Jul 2006 15:51:31 -0700, "RHF" <rhf-newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

DaviD's View of the US Space Program - Putting American Dicks In Space

once again david - you boggle the mind ~ RHF
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David wrote:
On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:45:17 GMT, ka6uup <ka6uup@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The microprocessor and the integrated chip were the outgrowth of
programs set up by NASA. Their computers were state of the art for their
day. Cat scanning and magnetic resonance were some of the other benefits
of programs set up by NASA.
I could go on for hours but why bother. You are a ignorant narrow minded
twit.

Really. As I recall the Columbia had 5 analog computers that had to
vote on every command and the things were always needing cold reboots
to get synchronized.

I suspect the military drives way more technical innovation than

- putting American dicks in space.

http://www1.pacific.edu/~c-landis/Rocket_Launch_3-10.jpg

http://www1.pacific.edu/~c-landis/Rocket_Launch_3-11.jpg

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