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May 5 2011, 08:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 23-February 07 From: Occasionally in Columbia, MD Member No.: 1764 |
Ahoy mateys!
NASA announces Discovery mission selection for Phase A. Titan Mare Explorer (TiME) is among them. Har! |
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May 12 2011, 02:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
A ship out on one of the Great Lakes in cold nasty weather... I've got it! How about the Edmund Fitzgerald?
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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May 12 2011, 02:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 711 Joined: 1-April 08 From: Minnesota ! Member No.: 4081 |
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May 13 2011, 01:02 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 166 Joined: 20-September 05 From: North Texas Member No.: 503 |
Hmmm .... that one sank and was not heard from again ... sad to say. So did the Endurance. But thanks to Shackleton's heroics, everyone on board survived. I am still amazed every time I think of that feat. His ship crushed by the ice... no radio or communication of any kind with the outside world. Yet he didn't lose a single sailor. If you have never read that story, do yourself a favor and do it now. For that matter, in his earlier expedition attempting to reach the South Pole, he turned back around 100 miles from his goal, based on consumption of their supplies, and the estimated time to return to their base. Scott later made it to the South Pole, and received posthumous honors for his bravery. (Everyone in the party died on the way back). But I would have preferred Shackelton as my leader. David |
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May 13 2011, 10:25 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 593 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 279 |
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