To: kodiak_bull who wrote (12376 ) 2/11/2002 12:12:19 PM From: Steeliejim Respond to Apollo. Now, that hits close to home. Wasn't exactly my pubescent youth, but not much past. Apollo was one of the first projects I worked on with a newly minted B. S. degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. I did development and qualification analysis and testing on the Service Module Engine (the rocket engine that put the Command Module into orbit around the moon, and, more importantly, took it back out and nudged it back toward earth) for shock and vibration loads. It was a special and exciting time when main frame computers were just becoming available and most of our work was done on slide rules and desk top mechanical calculators. For those of you who read the book or saw the movie, October Sky has a special meaning for me. Just substitute Illinois farm town for mining town.
