FogerRox - 15/7/2007 10:42 PMWasn't Gene Kranz the one who said "failure is not an option" ?
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mikeh - 5/7/2007 8:47 PMQuoteedkyle99 - 26/6/2007 3:13 PMQuotersp1202 - 26/6/2007 2:17 PMMy point exactly. The promotional/advertising spiel that NASA announcers use at liftoff and during a shuttle landing-rollout makes me cringe.Jack King: "...We have liftoff. Liftoff of Apollo 11," is all I want to hear at that moment, thank you very much.And who did it better than Jack King? Jack King was titled "NASA Public Affairs/Voice of Apollo Launch Control", but to most he was simply the "Voice of Apollo". Here's a photo of Jack during Apollo 12.http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a12/ap12-KSC-369D-540-05.jpgI read a report that Jack was still working at KSC, for United Space Alliance, as recently as 2006. Does anyone know if that is true? He would be in his 70's at least. - Ed KyleNotice in that picture he has the big microphone in hand at the bottom, somewhat like a game show host : ) Yes he is retired but is still working at KSC helping drive photographers out ot the launch pads to set up their equipment the days immediately before a shuttle launch. Huigh Harris also does that. I wish Diller et al. had their speaking style.
edkyle99 - 26/6/2007 3:13 PMQuotersp1202 - 26/6/2007 2:17 PMMy point exactly. The promotional/advertising spiel that NASA announcers use at liftoff and during a shuttle landing-rollout makes me cringe.Jack King: "...We have liftoff. Liftoff of Apollo 11," is all I want to hear at that moment, thank you very much.And who did it better than Jack King? Jack King was titled "NASA Public Affairs/Voice of Apollo Launch Control", but to most he was simply the "Voice of Apollo". Here's a photo of Jack during Apollo 12.http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a12/ap12-KSC-369D-540-05.jpgI read a report that Jack was still working at KSC, for United Space Alliance, as recently as 2006. Does anyone know if that is true? He would be in his 70's at least. - Ed Kyle
rsp1202 - 26/6/2007 2:17 PMMy point exactly. The promotional/advertising spiel that NASA announcers use at liftoff and during a shuttle landing-rollout makes me cringe.Jack King: "...We have liftoff. Liftoff of Apollo 11," is all I want to hear at that moment, thank you very much.
mikeh - 29/5/2007 9:52 PMNew to the site and enjoying all the posts especially the discussion on the best launch vehicle ever built and successfully flown, the Saturn V. Forgive me if this has been covered before but does anyone have a source for CBS News Coverage of the Apollo Flights. Web searches have turned up nothing of interest.I have audio tapes of several (no VCR's for consumer use back then) but would like to know who to contact.I have several of Spacecraft DVD's and love them but want a true time machine travel back.Thanks!