Gordon Cooper

Yelena Isinbayeva: Olympic Stud of the Day

ew.com     yesterday   86 related          

One of the Studliest things I've ever read about is Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper falling asleep on the launch pad while awaiting liftoff. Therefore, it should be no surprise that my Stud of the Day is Russia's princess of...                    

Texas throws a birthday party for LBJ

usatoday.com     Aug 15, 2008          

In 1959: LBJ, center, with astronauts Alan Shepard, left, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper and Wally Schirra. It's only fitting that a larger-than-life figure from a state where size matters would rate a...                    

Cinematic Crush: Dennis Quaid

moviedearest.blogspot.com     Aug 12, 2008          

Crush object: Dennis Quaid, actor.- Following his break out in Breaking Away, he has continued to bring his easy-going charm and chiseled good looks to the silver screen, most recently in Smart People,available on DVD...                    

NASA Personnel & UFOs

about.com     Aug 11, 2008   1 related          

Recently, when Astronaut Dr. Ed Mitchell made shocking disclosures about UFOs being real, and our planet being visited, many people had their first encounter with NASA personnel and their attitude toward UFOs. However, there is...                    

Clearwire's Costly Connections (at Motley Fool)

yahoo.com     Aug 8, 2008   1 related          

There's a great scene in the 1983 movie The Right Stuff in which astronauts Gordon Cooper (played by Dennis Quaid) and Gus Grissom (played by Fred Ward) explain the economics of the space race. Cooper: "You boys know what makes...                    

SpaceX Blames Design for Failed Launch

go.com     Aug 7, 2008   32 related          

SpaceX blames design for failed rocket launch that lost ashes of astronaut, 'Star Trek' actor LOS ANGELES August 7, 2008 (AP) In this undated file photo, the Falcon 1 launches from the SpaceX launch site in the Central......                    

James Doohan's ashes lost in failed rocket launch

newslookup.com     Aug 7, 2008   16 related          

A privately held rocket company on Wednesday blamed a design error for its latest failure to reach orbit, which caused the loss of three government satellites and human ashes, including the remains of astronaut Gordon Cooper...                    

Flying High!

drudgereport.com     Aug 7, 2008          

What an opening! Guy owns 20% of The Punchbowl pub (in the fancy pants Mayfair area of London), which is reportedly set to be investigated by London authorities after a Brit media source revealed that pub staff priced drinks...                    

The Lede: Missing Rocket, Missing Remains

nytimes.com     Aug 5, 2008   19 related          

When a spacecraft headed for Earth orbit was lost Saturday night, the small satellites for NASA and the Department of Defense were on board. But something else went missing as well from the SpaceX flight: portions of the...                    

Q&A: SpaceX's Elon Musk Vows to Make Orbit

wired.com     Aug 5, 2008   109 related          

The third time was definitely not a charm for SpaceX. The spaceflight company run by PayPal founder Elon Musk suffered its third high-profile mishap Saturday when an undisclosed problem caused a rocket launch to fail. The...                    

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