One Speck In Space July 22, 2012
Posted by nrhatch in Humor.comments closed
How do you find a single speck in space when it is racing around the Earth at 16,000 miles per hour?
Answer: The same way you’d track a golf ball . . . from 200 miles away.
In 1962, our family spent the summer in a small cabin on a lake in Andover Maine, coincident with the launch of Telstar.
In this video from the Bell Telephone Laboratory Archives, dad responds to an inquiry to Satellite Acquisition:
“Roger. We will initiate test series on fifth pass.” [counter 19:32]
A few minutes later, the announcer proclaims: Bullseye! Dead on Target.
Months and years of precision planning for the Telstar payload paid off!
On July 10th, we celebrated Telstar’s 50th Anniversary . . . coincident with our preparations for dad’s Memorial Service.
A single speck in space improved and facilitated communication systems around the globe.
Maybe we should strive to do the same?
Aah . . . that’s better!
Moment to Moment July 22, 2012
Posted by nrhatch in Art & Photography, Blogging.comments closed
Thanks for all your kind and supportive comments over the past few weeks.
At the moment, the dust is still settling. Once it clears, and a routine appears, I’ll be a bit more visible . . . both here and there.
Keep breathing!
Old friends pass away, new friends appear.
It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives.
The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend or a meaningful day.
~ His Holiness The XIV Dalai Lama
Aah . . . that’s better!
Artwork available at Roderick MacIver Arts. The beauty of Rod’s art lies in his ability NOT to control all aspects of the water ~ he allows it latitude to do its thing while he does his. The result speaks for itself.
Spirit Lights The Way 