Colonel Ramon News Today

from space shuttle columbia as columbia continues to orbit the earth at an altitude of about 150 statute miles. columbia, houston, laurel, youre loud and clear on air to ground one. -the second day, i drive in to work kind of euphoric because another launch, another successful launch. you know, the flight directors office and the mission control center in houston is working with them. theyre -- everythings good. i walked into the analysis lab to start reviewing film from the launch. we...

But it nagged me the whole mission. colonel ramon, um, im curious, was the launch what you expected? i was thinking about the foam. i just didnt know how to, in a five-minute interview, set that up. are all these experiments working? they couldnt all be working as planned. -well, things are going very smoothly. as expected, theres some minor glitches. -i had gone through this process of convincing myself that it was going to be okay. alright. were going to have to leave it at that. but i had thi...

I wasnt sure what to think about it. Im not a rocket scientist, so i called to somebody who i know knew very well at nasa. I said, help me understand how worried i should be for this. And he said, oh, its foam. Its very light material. Probably doesnt cause any damage. But it nagged me the whole mission. Colonel ramon, um, im curious, was the launch what you expected . I was thinking about the foam. I just didnt know how to, in a fiveminute interview, set that up. Are all these experiments worki...

Feb. 1 marks 20 years since Space Shuttle Columbia was lost.

From the blog of Tuvia Book at The Times of Israel

NIGHT OWL One of my proudest moments in life was when I became an officer of the Army reserve force. I have always had a high regard for our soldiers not only due to the high risk that comes with their job but more importantly because of the deep sense of patriotism that they have. I remember wh

More than 60,000 security forces in the Philippines were on alert Sunday to safeguard ballots and polling stations on the eve of the presidential election, after police reported four people killed in an outbreak of violence.

More than 60,000 security forces in the Philippines were on alert Sunday to safeguard ballots and polling stations on the eve of the presidential election, after police reported four people killed in an outbreak of violence.

From the blog of Susan Barth at The Times of Israel

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