Amateur rocketry group (ERPS, the Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society, at www.erps.org) working on liquid fuel rockets

Ben Franchuk (Woodelf | 1 Feb 1999 22:22

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Old news?

International Space Development Conference,
<a href="http://www.nss.org/isdc/">http://www.nss.org/isdc/</a>   
        ISD Conference, May 1999, Houston
sponsored by the National Space Society, a leading CATS institution, 
will be
held in Houston at the end of May. The cost is only $65 for the 2 1/2
day
conference. There will be insider tours of the Johnson Space Center and
a
chance to meet Dr. Bob Zubrin, leader in the "Mars Direct" scheme, and
four
Apollo astronauts, including Buzz Aldrin, not only a nice guy but the
president of NSS and the second man to walk on Luna.!

Daniel Spector | 2 Feb 1999 02:50

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"October Sky" Sneak Preview

February 6, Time unknown:

CENTURY CINEMA 
1500 N SHORELINE BLVD 
MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043

Anyone vaguely interested?

Daniel Spector
***************************************************************************
"There are countless ways of achieving greatness, but any road to achieving
 one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the
 individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity."
 -Buck Rogers

Gary Gitelson | 2 Feb 1999 03:56

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Re: "October Sky" Sneak Preview

Daniel Spector wrote:

> February 6, Time unknown:
>
> CENTURY CINEMA
> 1500 N SHORELINE BLVD
> MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
>
> Anyone vaguely interested?

If you get more information, sure, I'm in.  Someone has to volunteer toorganize
and get tickets.  Daniel, is that going to be you?

-Gary

>
>
> Daniel Spector
> ***************************************************************************
> "There are countless ways of achieving greatness, but any road to achieving
>  one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the
>  individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity."
>  -Buck Rogers

Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey | 2 Feb 1999 16:30

Daniel's sig (was Re: "October Sky" Sneak Preview)

On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Daniel Spector wrote:

> Daniel Spector
> ***************************************************************************
> "There are countless ways of achieving greatness, but any road to achieving
>  one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the
>  individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity."
>  -Buck Rogers

I presume this is Buck Rogers the Suit, not Buck Rogers the Spaceman.
Sounds much more like the first than the second.

(I have a lovely slide of Tim Kyger, Michael Wallis, and myself in
front of a travel agency near the El Paso airport.  Glowing red
letters in the background read "BUCK ROGERS TRAVEL.")

    Psst: I've got an idea for a movie:    |  Bill Higgins
    a colony of computer-generated ants    |  Fermi National
  saves the world from a falling asteroid. |  Accelerator Laboratory
    Don't tell the competing producers!    |  <a href="mailto:higgins <at> fnal.fnal.gov">higgins <at> fnal.fnal.gov</a>

Michael Wallis | 2 Feb 1999 19:22

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Re: "October Sky" Sneak Preview

Daniel asked:

>Subject: "October Sky" Sneak Preview
>
>February 6, Time unknown:
>
>CENTURY CINEMA 
>1500 N SHORELINE BLVD 
>MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
>
>
>Anyone vaguely interested?

That would be cool!

        Michael

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Wallis, Consultant    KF6SPF               <a href="mailto:mwallis <at> wallis..com">mwallis <at> wallis..com</a>
ESMC Project QA Lead - SunService               <a href="mailto:Michael.Wallis <at> Sun.com">Michael.Wallis <at> Sun.com</a>

Michael Wallis: 
"It is not the responsibility of government to employ the nation, but
 rather, to see to it that the nation is employed."

Michael Wallis | 2 Feb 1999 19:37

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Re: "October Sky" Sneak Preview

Gary commented:

>If you get more information, sure, I'm in.  Someone has to volunteer
>toorganize and get tickets.  Daniel, is that going to be you?

Most likely it'll be me, as I already co-ordinate a Friday Night Movie
outing here in the South Bay (often at the Century Shoreline).

        Michael

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Michael Wallis, Consultant    KF6SPF               <a href="mailto:mwallis <at> wallis..com">mwallis <at> wallis..com</a>
ESMC Project QA Lead - SunService               <a href="mailto:Michael.Wallis <at> Sun.com">Michael.Wallis <at> Sun.com</a>

Michael Wallis: 
"It is not the responsibility of government to employ the nation, but
 rather, to see to it that the nation is employed."

Randall Clague | 3 Feb 1999 04:39

Re: "October Sky" Sneak Preview

On Mon, 01 Feb 1999 17:50:02 -0800, Daniel Spector, stirring in his
sleep, mumbled:

>February 6, Time unknown:
>
>CENTURY CINEMA 
>1500 N SHORELINE BLVD 
>MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
>
>Anyone vaguely interested?

I might be, if I knew what you were talking about...  For those of us
who do not partake of the mass media, what is "October Sky?"

-R

--
"This is Randall; he does interfaces.  That means he gets
machines to talk to one another when they don't want to."
<a href="mailto:rclague <at> pacbell.net">rclague <at> pacbell.net</a>

Sam Coniglio | 3 Feb 1999 05:43

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Re: "October Sky" Sneak Preview

I'll go!  Sign me up!

Sam

>Daniel asked:
>
>>Subject: "October Sky" Sneak Preview
>>
>>February 6, Time unknown:
>>
>>CENTURY CINEMA
>>1500 N SHORELINE BLVD
>>MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
>>
>>
>>Anyone vaguely interested?
>
>That would be cool!
>
>        Michael
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>Michael Wallis, Consultant    KF6SPF               <a href="mailto:mwallis <at> wallis..com">mwallis <at> wallis..com</a>
>ESMC Project QA Lead - SunService               <a href="mailto:Michael.Wallis <at> Sun.com">Michael.Wallis <at> Sun.com</a>
>
>Michael Wallis:
>"It is not the responsibility of government to employ the nation, but
> rather, to see to it that the nation is employed."

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Daniel Spector | 3 Feb 1999 07:24

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Re: "October Sky" Sneak Preview

To wit:

>I might be, if I knew what you were talking about...  For those of us
>who do not partake of the mass media, what is "October Sky?"
>
>-R

Thus:

 October Sky, based on the book "The Rocket Boys", "is the triumphant true
story of Homer Hickam, Jr., who seemed destined to repeat his fathers life
until he turned his attention to the skies. 
Based on the autobiography of former NASA science engineer Homer Hickam,
Jr.about four boys who embody the hope of a community, October Sky is
directed by Joe Johnston(Jumanji, The Rocketeer) from a screenplay by Lewis
 Colick (The Ghosts of Mississippi)."

So there. 8*)

Daniel Spector

**************************************************************************

"Enter any 11-digit prime number to continue..." -Anon

Michael Wallis | 3 Feb 1999 06:24

Re: "October Sky" Sneak Preview

At 03:39 2/3/99 GMT, Randall wrote:

>I might be, if I knew what you were talking about...  For those of us
>who do not partake of the mass media, what is "October Sky?"

"In Coalwood, West Virginia, all the boys grow up to be coal miners 
 and Homer Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal) has no reason to think he'll be any 
 different. Too small to earn a football scholarship, Homer has no way
 out of his predetermined life -- until the Soviet satellite Sputnik
 flies over the October sky and changes everything. It's 1957 and Homer's
 world just got a lot bigger. 

 Though his father is mine superintendent and has no greater wish than 
 to see his sons follow in his footsteps, Homer embarks on a mission to
 build and launch his own homemade rockets with the help of his loyal
 band of friends. Though their frequent mistakes nearly get them shut
 down, their successes inspire the whole town to believe that miracles
 can happen even in Coalwood, and there's nothing wrong with shooting
 for the stars."

Sound vaguely familiar??                

    Michael

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Michael Wallis    KF6SPF                         <a href="http://www.wallis.com">http://www.wallis.com</a>
President, Wallis International                     <a href="mailto:mwallis <at> wallis.com">mwallis <at> wallis.com</a>

Walt Disney: 
                "It's kind of fun to do the impossible."

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