I looked at space shuttle flight STS-51-B because it was the 17th launch of the space shuttle. I turned 17 years old on 3/3/1976 and spent that entire year in space. I think this is supposed to be a 3-3-4 clue. The time from when I turned 17 years old to the launch of the 17th flight of the space shuttle was 3344 days.
The pilot of that 17th flight then flew on STS-33 and then on STS-44. That also creates a pointer to the '33' and '44' in that 3344.
17
33
44
From 3/3/1976 (I turned 17 years old) to 4/29/1985 (17th space shuttle mission) is: 3344 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_D._Gregory
Frederick Drew Gregory (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) is a former NASA astronaut and former NASA Deputy Administrator. He also served briefly as NASA Acting Administrator in early 2005, covering the period between the departure of Sean O'Keefe and the swearing in of Michael Griffin.
Missions STS-51-B, STS-33, STS-44
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-51-B
STS 51-B was the seventeenth flight of a Space Shuttle and the seventh flight of Challenger.
Launch: April 29, 1985
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=5662&st=&st1=
President Gerald Ford
176 - Remarks on Awarding the Congressional Medal of Honor to Four Members of the Armed Forces.
March 4th, 1976
Medal of Honor recipients and their families, distinguished Members of the Congress, Secretary Rumsfeld, Secretary Middendorf, Secretary Reed, members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ladies and gentlemen:
We are gathered here today to honor four Americans for exceptional military gallantry in the service of our Nation. All four of these men distinguished themselves above and beyond the call of duty. I deeply regret that one of the awards, to the late Captain Lance P. Sijan, of the United States Air Force, is posthumous. The other three, Rear Admiral James P. Stockdale, United States Navy; Colonel George E. Day, United States Air Force; and Lieutenant Thomas R. Norris, United States Naval Reserve, are here with us today.
As I noted earlier for reference: Lance Sijan the Medal of Honor recipient that President Ford indicated was not there to accept the award. Sijan was 6168 days old when I was born. The day I was 6168 days old was 1/21/1976. That is the day I recognize that I landed on the planet Mars.
I assume it was after I left Mars and before that 3/4/1976 ceremony, I hit a meteor storm that turned my flight into a one-way mission to the comet. I would only have enough oxygen left to make it to the Jupiter moon Callisto after I diverted the comet on 7/4/1976. I discovered I could manufacture oxygen on Callisto though and I was able to make it back home.
From 4/13/1942 to 3/3/1959 is: 6168 days
From 3/3/1959 to 1/21/1976 is: 6168 days
From 1/22/1968 to 6/7/1976 is: 3059 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Sijan
Lance Peter Sijan (April 13, 1942 – January 22, 1968) was a United States Air Force officer and fighter pilot. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military award, for his selflessness and courage in the face of lethal danger.
For his bravery, Captain Sijan was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration. On March 4, 1976, President Gerald Ford presented Captain Sijan's Medal of Honor to his parents, Sylvester and Jane.
http://www.virtualwall.org/ds/SijanLP01a.htm
Lance Peter Sijan
Captain
480TH TFS, 366TH TFW, 7TH AF
United States Air Force
13 April 1942 - 22 January 1968
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The "Warship" television series I referred to premiered 19 days, 59 months, after 6/19/1968.
From 6/19/1968 to 6/7/1973 is: 19 days, 59 months
I recognize the date 7/2/1976 as when I intercepted the comet and set to work at diverting it. The procedure to divert the comet actually occurred on 7/4/1976, after I had traveled away several million miles from the comet.
From 3/16/1976 to 7/4/1976 is: 3 months, 18 days
30 * 0.59 = 17.7 days
From 3/16/1976 to 7/4/1976 is: 3.59 months
http://www.tv.com/warship/show/9301/summary.html?tag=tabs;summary
Premiered: June 7, 1973
Last Aired: March 29, 1977
Warship was a drama series ‘launched’ by BBC Television in the summer of 1973 about the adventures of the Royal Navy Leander Class Frigate HMS Hero.
Divert With Dispatch 3/16/1976
The HMS Phoebe was commissioned 33 months, 4 weeks, 1 day, after 7/16/1963, which produces a 33-41 clue, where 41 is for the 41 gun salute for royalty.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Phoebe_%28F42%29
HMS Phoebe (F42) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). She was, like the rest of her class, named after a figure of mythology. She was built by Vickers on the Tyne. She was launched on the 19th December 1964 and commissioned on the 15th May 1966.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warship_%28TV_series%29
Warship was an extremely popular British television drama series produced by the BBC between 1973 and 1977.
The series dealt with life on board a Royal Navy warship, the fictional HMS Hero. It was mainly filmed aboard the Leander-class frigate 'HMS 'Phoebe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_and_Jill_%28song%29
Jack and Jill is a classic nursery rhyme of Western culture.
There are many modern versions of it (many of them parodies), all sharing the same first rhyme:
Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after.
Possible origins
In Norse mythology, Hjúki and Bil, a brother and sister (respectively) who, according to Gylfaginning manuscript, were taken up from the earth by the moon as they were fetching water from the well called Byrgir, bearing on their shoulders the cask called Saegr and the pole called Simul.
In Shakespeare's "Mid Summer Night's Dream" at the end of act three, it is said:
Jack shall have Jill;
Nought shall go ill;
From 7/16/1963 to 3/8/1977 is: 13 years, 33 weeks, 4 days
1-33-34
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0744098/
"Warship"
Jack Fell Down (1977)
Original Air Date: 8 March 1977 (Season 4, Episode 10)
http://catalogue.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/programme/LDS1261W
WARSHIP: JACK FELL DOWN
A television programme. BBC Programme Number: LDS1261W
Broadcast history 08 Mar 1977 20:09-20:58 (BBC 1)
Recorded on 1976-10-09
Part of series WARSHIP
Next in series: ROBERTSON CRUSOE
Previous in series: FALL FROM GRACE
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139806/episodes#season-4
Season 4, Episode 6: A Matter of History
Original Air Date: 8 February 1977
Season 4, Episode 7: Counter-Charge
Original Air Date: 15 February 1977
Season 4, Episode 8: Man in Reserve
Original Air Date: 22 February 1977
Season 4, Episode 9: Fall from Grace
Original Air Date: 1 March 1977
Season 4, Episode 10: Jack Fell Down
Original Air Date: 8 March 1977
Season 4, Episode 11: Robertson Crusoe
Original Air Date: 15 March 1977
Season 4, Episode 12: Someone, Somewhere
Original Air Date: 22 March 1977
Season 4, Episode 13: Operation Sting-Ray
Original Air Date: 29 March 1977
This performer from "American Idol" was born 1 year, 4 months, 4 weeks, 1 day after 4/14/1977.
From 4/14/1977 to 9/12/1978 is: 1 year, 4 months, 4 weeks, 1 day
1-441
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruben_Studdard
Ruben Studdard (born Christopher Ruben Studdard on September 12, 1978) is an American pop/R&B/gospel singer who rose to fame as winner of the second season of the American Idol television program.
7 years, 11 weeks, after 4/14/1977.
From 4/14/1977 to 6/30/1984 is: 7 years, 11 weeks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_Barrino
Fantasia Monique Barrino (born June 30, 1984), or simply Fantasia, is a Grammy nominated, award-winning, American pop, R&B, soul singer and Broadway actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the television series American Idol in 2004. Her first album, Free Yourself, was a commercial success, earning her four Grammy nominations and selling over 2.1 million copies. Barrino was also named the number-one artist of the Adult Urban Contemporary format for 2005 according to the December 13, 2005 Billboard Magazine. Her second album, Fantasia, was released on December 12, 2006. On April 10, 2007, Fantasia began starring as Celie in the Broadway musical, The Color Purple.
Carrie Underwood was born 5.90 years after 4/14/1977.
From 4/14/1977 to 3/10/1983 is: 5 years, 330 days
330 / 365 = 0.90
From 4/14/1977 to 3/10/1983 is: 5.90 years
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_underwood
Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American pop country music singer who won the fourth season of American Idol. She has since become a multi-platinum selling recording artist. Her debut album, Some Hearts, was certified 6x platinum, and is the fastest selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history.[1] Underwood is the first American Idol winner to sweep up honors at all three major music awards in the same awards show season (06-07), including one American Music Award, eight Billboard Music Awards, and two Grammy Awards (including Best New Artist). Her critically acclaimed CD has sold the most out of any debuts by an American Idol winner.
0.334 year after 6/7/1976. That name Taylor Hicks also reminds me of USS Taylor FFG-50 and Hicks Road in Ashdown, AR. In my artificial and symbolic memory, I lived on Hicks Road and then my first assignment in the U.S. Navy fleet after leaving that home on Hicks Road was the USS Taylor FFG-50.
From 6/7/1976 to 10/7/1976 is: 122 days
122 / 365 = 0.334
From 6/7/1976 to 10/7/1976 is: 0.334 year
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Hicks
Taylor Reuben Hicks (born October 7, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Hicks got his start as a professional musician in his late teens and performed around the Southeastern United States for well over the span of a decade, during which he also released two independent albums. He rose to prominence in the year 2006 as the winner of the fifth season of American Idol. Upon winning the music competition, he was signed to Arista Records, under which his self-titled major label debut was released on December 12, 2006. His energetic stage performances and influences derived from classic soul, blues, and R&B music have earned him a following of devout fans, who are dubbed as the "Soul Patrol".
