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Article #7480Re: Flashes in space (John Glenn)
From: Eric Werme
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1986 05:12
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1986 05:12
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Too many people: >>>No. The famous story was about John Glenn's ride into orbit in the Gemini. >>>He noted that sparkling objects were hovering outside the viewport of the >>>capsule and speculated on what they could be... Sigh. You netters are making me feel old (Just :-) !). What Glenn saw was different than what the Apollo astronauts saw. He saw sparkling objects drifting behind the capsule, especially right after dawn. The fireflies, as he called them, could be created by tapping the side of the capsule. Turns out that they were merely ice crystals formed from venting urine or some such. +-------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | The Art of Programming | Eric J Werme | | needs to be tempered with | uucp: decvax!linus!alliant | | the Structure of Engineering | Phone: 603-673-3993 | +-------------------------------+-----------------------------+
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!ll-xn!adelie!axiom!linus!alliant!werme From: werme@alliant.UUCP (Eric Werme) Newsgroups: sci.physics Subject: Re: Flashes in space (John Glenn) Message-ID: <353@alliant.UUCP> Date: Thu, 13-Nov-86 00:12:15 EST Article-I.D.: alliant.353 Posted: Thu Nov 13 00:12:15 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 15-Nov-86 23:51:20 EST References: <130@cpro.UUCP> <3640@columbia.UUCP> <1298@ttrdc.UUCP> Reply-To: werme@alliant.UUCP (Eric Werme) Distribution: net Organization: Alliant Computer Systems, Acton, MA 01720 Lines: 17