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: Doug Faunt (n6tqs) wrote,
2008-10-23 08:03:00

Doug Faunt
n6tqs
2008-10-23 08:03:00

Location: home

Communication with space

I just had a brief contact with the ISS- Richard Garriot as NA1SS at 15:04 UTC. His father, Owen Garriot was the first astronaut to take ham gear into space, and Richard, while he was physically unqualified for astronaut training, was able to buy a trip after becoming a successful computer game designer.

Here's the track of ISS when I worked it (copied from heavens-above.com):

Another boat

It looks as if I've got a place on another boat, one I have been interested in. OHP seems to be stagnant, and there's been a big shakeup, so I was…
I think this Wired article captures how I feel about this ship perfectly:

http://www.wired.com/2015/06/oliver-hazard-perry/
Overwhelming is the word.

It's being a rough time. The latest issue is the apparent suicide of one of my shipmates, with others needing much support, also. Many of them are…

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Communication with space

Another boat

I think this Wired article captures how I feel about this ship perfectly:

Overwhelming is the word.

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