The FReeper Foxhole Profiles General Gouverneur K. Warren, CE - April 11th, 2004

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[SAMWolf]

Good Morning PE. :-)

[Professional Engineer]

1970 Apollo 13 launched to Moon; unable to land, returns in 6 days(Houston..we have a problem)

Apollo 13 prime crew portrait. From left to right are Astronauts James A. Lovell, Thomas K. Mattingly, and Fred W. Haise in their space suits. On the table in front of them are (l-r) a model of a sextant, the Apollo 13 insignia, and a model of an astrolabe. The sextant and astrolabe are two ancient forms of navigation.

Apollo13 launch

This view of the damaged Apollo 13 Service Module (SM) was photographed from the Lunar Module/Command Module following SM jettisoning. As seen here, an entire panel on the SM was blown away by the apparent explosion of oxygen tank number two located in Sector 4 of the SM. Two of the three fuel cells are visible just forward (above) the heavily damaged area. Three fuel cells, two oxygen tanks, and two hydrogen tanks are locate in Sector 4. The damaged area is located above the S-band high gain antenna. Nearest the camera is the Service Propulsion System (SPS) engine and nozzle. The damage to the SM caused the Apollo 13 crewmen to use the Lunar Module (LM) as a "lifeboat". The LM was jettisoned just prior to Earth reentry by the Command Module.

Interior view of the Apollo 13 Lunar Module (LM) during the trouble-plagued journey back to Earth. This photograph show some of the temporary hose connections and apparatus which were necessary when the three astronauts moved form the Command Module to use the LM as a "lifeboat". Astronaut John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot, is on the right. On the left, an astronauts holds in his right hand the feed water bag from the Portable Life Support System (PLSS). It is connected to a hose (in center) from the Lunar Topographic (Hyson) camera. in the background is the "mail box", a jerry-rigged arrangement which the Apollo 13 astronauts built to use the Command Module lithium hydroxide canisters to purge carbon dioxide from the Lunar Module. Lithium hydroxide is used to scrub CO2 from the spacecraft's atmosphere. Since there was a limited amount of lithium hydroxide in the LM, this arrangement was rigged up to utilize the canisters from the CM. The "mail box" was designed and tested on t

Crewmen aboard the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission, guide the Command Module (CM) atop a dolly on board the ship. The CM is connected by strong cable to a hoist on the vessel. The Apollo 13 crewmen were already aboard the Iwo Jima when this photograph was taken. The Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m., April 17, 1970 in the South Pacific Ocean.

[SAMWolf]

Great pics PE. Thanks, I knew you'd come through.

[Professional Engineer]

Howdy ma'am. Gotta love them Engineer dudes.

[Professional Engineer]

Heh heh. I stunned a Marine this morning!

One of the ushers at church turns out to be a retired Marine. He wore his full dress uniform today. With all of his medals, not just the ribbons. He had a Purple Heart with at least one device.

After the service, he was greeting everyone. I shook his hand, and thanked him for his service. After a few stunned seconds, he quietly replied "thank you".

[SAMWolf]

WOW! It's not weasy to stun a Marine! Good job.

[Professional Engineer]

G'maorning miss Feather. Cool picture you have there.

[snippy_about_it]

Gotta love them Engineer dudes.

I do!

Happy Easter PE.

[Professional Engineer]

I got received a Happy Easter card from the dog and cat. The front has a picture of a yellow lab and the caption:"Ilove the Easter Bunny!"

Inside it says:"He tastes kinda like chicken.

[snippy_about_it]

One of my uncles was an engineer at NASA. I visited his office once in Florida in around 1970. I was young at the time and remember thinking how neat it was to have his name on a door with the acronym NASA because his first name is Asa. I know he went on from there to work at the Pentagon. He's a country singer and guitar player and at any family gatherings, usually funerals we never talk about what he did or does other than his music playing. LOL.

I don't know all that he did but I know he played a part in the mobile "thing" (my apologies to engineers) that carries out the craft. I'd know it if I saw it but have no intellegent words to describe it. :-(

[WaterDragon]

In the movie "Gettysburg" the battle of Little Round Top has the most awesome battle scenes I've ever seen.

[Soaring Feather]

Good afternoon PE, I must say I am rather fond of your picture as well.

[Soaring Feather]

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning WaterDragon. I haven't seen Gettysburg yet. I'll have to see if Sam has it on video or DVD so I can borrow it.

[snippy_about_it]

LOL.

[Soaring Feather]

~Swing Low Sweet Chariot~

[SAMWolf]

LOL!

[SAMWolf]

I have the VHS tape. I was going to bring over the Alamo but if You'd rather see Gettysburg I can bring that.

[snippy_about_it]

Oooh. Let's watch the John Wayne Alamo first so I can compare it to the Alamo we just saw.

We can save Gettysburg for another day. ;-)

[SAMWolf]

Sounds like a plan.