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My Mysterious, Inspiring J.J. Abrams Mystery Box Wired -
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July 16, 1969.three men were blasted into space atop a “monstrous machine” from Cape
Canaveral, Florida (now the Kennedy Space Center). I certainly do not
remember this event, but the Apollo missions had a profound influence
on my life nonetheless. My father, Vaughn R. Parfitt, Ph.D., was an
aerospace engineer at the time working with Rocketdyne in California,
one of the companies contracted to design the engines for the Saturn V
rocket. The Saturn V rocket described as the most powerful and largest
rocket ever built and the booster engine for the Apollo spacecraft.
Fast-forward 40 years, on Thursday, July 16, 2009, the Kennedy Space Center will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the launch of the Saturn V rocket that powered Neil Armstrong, Buzz
Aldrin, and Michael Collins, the astronauts of Apollo 11, to the moon.
I will be 40 years and nearly 7 months old, and I will be at the
Kennedy Space Center at my Father’s side. You can read more about the
details of the event below…
https://www.disunplugged.com/2009/06/22/apollo-40th-anniversary-kennedy-space-center-july-16-2009/
The new exhibit of artifacts from the Apollo era will open for the first time at 12:15pm in the new Apollo Treasures Gallery.
This gallery is also located in the Apollo/Saturn V Center, and will
showcase treasures from the Apollo missions to the moon. Included in
the exhibit are rarely seen items such as a collection of space suits
and other gear used by the Apollo moonwalkers to explore the lunar
surface during space walks. Complimenting the suits is a collection of
shoes, helmets and gloves, plus tools used to excavate the lunar
surface, Apollo 16 astronaut John Young’s cuff check list with
instructions on how to deploy the American flag on the moon and Apollo
13’s space suit repair kit and service module rescue book. In
addition, there will be a number of items from the Apollo 14 mission
including: Commander Alan Shepard’s mission space suit, the “Kitty
Hawk” Command Module, and Alan Shepard’s Corvette.
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10 Telescopes That Changed Our View of the Universe Scientific American - July 16, 2009
Artificial Brain Aids Cosmic Exploration Discovery - July 16, 2009
Ex-astronaut Bolden confirmed as new NASA head AP - July 16, 2009
Apollo 11: First Moon Landing Google Videos Apollo 11: We have liftoff! Guardian - July 16, 2009 Apollo 11 Moon landing: rocketing from fantasy to reality Telegraph.co.uk - July 16, 2009
Wide Awake in the Sea of Tranquillity PhysOrg - July 15, 2009
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EARTHQUAKES
7.8 quake strikes off NZ; small tsunami generated AP - July 15, 2009 San Diego: Dozens of Jumbo Squid Beached After Quake--Coincidence? National Geographic - July 14, 2009 4.0 earthquake hits off coast of San Diego AP - July 12, 2009
San Andreas Fault: Tremors may indicate risk of big California quake AFP - July 11, 2009
Massive Fake Quake Will Shake 6-Story Condo Wired - July 14, 2009
Fresh aftershock hits China quake region: USGS AFP - July 12, 2009
IRIS Seismic Monitor USGS Ongoing Updates and Links
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MILITARY
Powerful Ideas: Military Develops 'Cybug' Spies Live Science - July 14, 2009
U.S. Boosts Secretive Jammer Fleet Wired - July 14, 2009
