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080813-N-7981E-176 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 13, 2008) Operations Specialist Seaman Michelle Villabrille, from Pasadena, Calif., manages air contacts from a console in the display and tracking module of the Combat Direction Center aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans (Released)
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080813-N-7981E-176
From 12/7/1998 ( my official United States federal special undercover operation ) to 5/31/2008 ( 080813-N-7981E-176 ) is 3 days, 3 weeks, 5 months, 9 years
'33-59' ( my birth date US )
From 10/11/1968 ( I was Apollo 7 spacecraft astronaut ) to 5/31/2008 ( 080813-N-7981E-176 ) is: 14477 days
'14 April 1977' ( I returned to Earth after successfully diverting the comet in the outer solar system )
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/right
right
the state or quality or an instance of being correct.
of, pertaining to, or located on or near the side of a person or thing that is turned toward the east when the subject is facing north (opposed to left).
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/channel
channel
A course or pathway through which information is transmitted
either of the two signals in stereophonic or any single signal in multichannel sound recording and reproduction.
From 12/7/1998 ( my official United States federal special undercover operation begins the current phase ) to 5/31/2008 ( space shuttle Discovery STS-124 launches into Earth orbit ) is 3 days, 3 weeks, 5 months, 9 years
'33-59' ( my birth date US )
From 10/11/1968 ( I was Apollo 7 spacecraft astronaut ) to 5/31/2008 ( space shuttle Discovery STS-124 launches into Earth orbit ) is: 14477 days
'14 April 1977' ( I returned to Earth after successfully diverting the comet in the outer solar system )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-124
Mission name STS-124
Space Shuttle Discovery
Launch date May 31, 2008 5:02:12 p.m. EDT
Landing June 14, 2008 11:16:19 a.m. EDT
Mission duration 13 days, 18 hrs, 13 minutes 7 seconds
Number of orbits 217
STS-124 was a Space Shuttle mission, flown by Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080614/D919VU880.html
Shuttle Discovery crew glad to be back on ground
Jun 14, 1:22 PM (ET)
By MARCIA DUNN
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and capped a successful expansion job at the international space station, more spacious and robust thanks to a new billion-dollar science lab.
The shuttle descended through a few puffy clouds and landed at 11:15 a.m., under the control of commander Mark Kelly.
Two hours later, all the astronauts - including Garrett Reisman, looking remarkably fresh and fit after 95 days in space - walked out, shook hands with NASA's senior managers and admired the ship that safely brought them home.
"It's great to be here on the runway in sunny Florida," Kelly said. "It was really an exciting mission."
Discovery's flight spanned 14 days, 217 orbits and 5.7 million miles, and was described by NASA as being about as smooth as it gets.
Kelly and his crew accomplished everything they set out to do in orbit. They delivered and installed Japan's Kibo lab, now the space station's biggest room and most sophisticated science workshop, and dropped off a new pump that the two Russians on board used to fix their toilet.
The space station also got a new American resident who took Reisman's place.
Reisman's wife, Simone Francis, was waiting for him at the Kennedy Space Center. Over the past week, Reisman had described in quite romantic terms how much he missed her, calling her "my favorite Earthling" and "doll face."
Although the mission itself unfolded almost flawlessly, Discovery left behind a battered launch pad on May 31. Some 5,300 bricks flew off the flame trench when Discovery blasted away, most likely because they were not attached properly to the underlying concrete wall when the pad was built in the 1960s for the Apollo moon shots.
NASA managers are confident the launch pad can be fixed in time for the next shuttle flight in October, by Atlantis to the Hubble Space Telescope.
The next time a shuttle flies to the space station, now three-quarters complete, isn't until November. That's because NASA needs to have a shuttle ready to rush to Atlantis' aid in case of serious damage to its thermal shielding. Atlantis' astronauts will not be able to get from Hubble to the space station for shelter.
NASA had no such rescue plan in place when Columbia took off in 2003 on a solo-flying research mission. In any event, mission managers had no idea Columbia's left wing was severely damaged at liftoff, and the shuttle shattered during re-entry. All seven on board were killed.
Shades of Columbia briefly surfaced Friday when Discovery's astronauts spotted something floating away from their spaceship. It turned out to be a little metal clip that broke off the rudder, and engineers ascertained within just four hours that its absence posed no danger for Discovery's re-entry.
The three space station residents watched Discovery's smooth landing on live TV transmitted from Mission Control. Astronaut Gregory Chamitoff, who's just starting a six-month mission, called it "an awesome sight."
"Before you know it, you'll be catching your own ride home," Mission Control said.
Ten shuttle flights remain before the fleet is retired in 2010, all but one to the space station.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080531/D910SOIG0.html
Congresswoman nervous as husband goes to space
May 31, 6:04 PM (ET)
By MARCIA DUNN
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - With her husband in command of space shuttle Discovery and on the verge of launching, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords wanted to set the record straight.
She wasn't at the NASA launch site as a member of Congress. She was there "strictly as the spouse" - the new wife of commander Mark Kelly - and just as excited and nervous as any of the other astronauts' family members.
"We've been married six months, and the space program is relatively new to me," she said Saturday. "I mean, I grew up in Arizona, I'm a third-generation Arizonan, have no connections at all to NASA.
"I couldn't be prouder."
Giffords cheered and gripped her mother-in-law's arm and her own mother's hand as Discovery blasted off Saturday. As soon as the shuttle reached orbit, one of Kelly's astronaut friends presented her with red roses and a card - from her husband.
"It was just fantastic. It was really amazing," she said.
A few hours earlier, she had received an e-mail from Kelly - the last one before he suited up for the late afternoon liftoff with six other astronauts.
"I love him so much. He's excited. He said, 'I'll see you in two weeks,'" Giffords told The Associated Press, her voice breaking a little as the countdown entered the final few hours.
Her stress level was way higher Saturday than it was on the day she was elected to Congress in 2006.
"We all deal with stress in our own ways. Yeah, of course, I'm nervous," she said. "It's a risky job. I'm pleased that the vehicle's in good shape. ...
"But you don't really relax until the chute opens (at touchdown), you see the shuttle coming to a stop and everyone gets off safely. At that point, you can sort of exhale and relax and know that your loved one's safe."
This was her third shuttle launch in attendance: She was at Kelly's last liftoff, in 2006, and at her brother-in-law Scott Kelly's launch last August.
Mark and Scott Kelly, by the way, are identical twins. Both are shuttle commanders and Navy officers.
Giffords is making space history in her own way: She's the first member of Congress to be married to an astronaut bound for space. A few members of Congress have rocketed into orbit, and astronauts have gone on to become politicians, most famously John Glenn. But no politician of that stature has watched from the sidelines before with such a vested interest.
She is a member of the House Science and Technology Committee, as well as the Armed Services Committee.
"I guess there's always a first for everything," Giffords, 37, said. "But I'm here strictly as the spouse today. I'm not here as a member of Congress. I'm here to make sure that I'm like heading up the ground support team."
Mark Kelly's two daughters from his first marriage, ages 10 and 13, were on hand for the launch to the international space station, as well as his mother, Giffords' parents and numerous friends, colleagues and acquaintances from Arizona and Washington. His father, who was celebrating his 68th birthday Saturday, remained behind in Houston with Kelly's 91-year-old grandmother; they planned to watch the launch on TV.
The couple met in China in 2003 during a young leaders' forum and married in November after a long-distance romance. Kelly lives in Houston, NASA's astronaut base. Giffords splits her time between Washington and Tucson, Ariz., with frequent visits to Houston.
Kelly, 44, has described their lives as "busy."
"It's all we've ever known," he said.
From 8/24/1960 ( Steven Wayne Lindsey ) to 1/21/1976 ( my first landing on planet Mars and my documented and lawful exclusive claim to the territory of planet Mars ) is: 5628 days
5628 = 2814 + 2814
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 11/15/1966 ( Gemini 12 spacecraft splashdown and I was Gemini 12 spacecraft astronaut ) is: 2814 days
From 8/24/1960 ( Steven Wayne Lindsey ) to 10/11/1968 ( I was Apollo 7 spacecraft astronaut ) is: 2970 days
From 10/11/1968 ( I was Apollo 7 spacecraft astronaut ) to 11/28/1976 ( I launched from Jupiter moon Callisto for Earth and home ) is: 2970 days
From 8/24/1960 ( Steven Wayne Lindsey ) to 5/21/1969 ( I am Princeton University Medical Doctor degree graduate ) is: 3192 days
3192 = 1596 + 1596
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) is: 1596 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_W._Lindsey
Steven W. Lindsey
Missions STS-87, STS-95, STS-104, STS-121
Steven Wayne Lindsey (born August 24, 1960) is an American Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut. Lindsey currently serves as Chief of the NASA Astronaut Office.
Lindsey was commissioned a second lieutenant at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1982.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_the_Astronaut_Office
Chief of the Astronaut Office
The Chief of the Astronaut Office is the most senior astronaut position at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Chief Astronaut serves as head of the NASA Astronaut Corps and is the principal advisor to the NASA Administrator on astronaut training and operations.
From 2/17/1965 ( I am active duty U.S. Navy SEAL ) to 5/1/1982 ( my graduation and commissioning U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1982 ) is: 6282 days
From 5/1/1982 ( my graduation and commissioning U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1982 ) to 7/13/1999 ( filming begins 2000 movie "Mission to Mars" ) is: 6282 days
From 7/21/1969 ( I was Apollo 11 Eagle astronaut walking on Earth's moon ) to 7/13/1999 ( filming begins 2000 movie "Mission to Mars" ) is 1 day, 3 weeks, 359 months
'1-33-59' ( my birth date US )
http://www.inbaseline.com/project.aspx?project_id=29030
Mission to Mars (2000)
Completed shooting October 20, 1999.
Began shooting July 13, 1999.
The year is 2020 and NASA has made another giant leap for mankind- successfully landing a team of astronauts on Mars. However, shortly after their arrival on the Martian surface, Mission Commander Luke Graham and his colleagues encounter something bizarre, shocking and chilling that brings about a catastrophic and mysterious disaster which decimates the crew. Graham is able to send one hasty cryptic message back to Earth before his nightmare begins. Haunted by the enigmatic last communication received from the ill-fated Mars One crew, NASA hurriedly prepares and launches a rescue mission to investigate the tragedy and bring back survivors- if any. Co-piloted by Commander Woody Blake and Jim McConnell, with colleagues Dr. Terri Fisher and scientist Phil Ohlmyer on board, the astronauts set out on a heroic six-month journey to Mars.
From 7/2/1976 ( I intercepted the comet in the outer solar system and set to work at diverting it ) to 8/30/1999 ( filming begins 2000 movie "Red Planet" ) is: 8459 days
From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 5/1/1982 ( my graduation and commissioning U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1982 ) is: 8459 days
From 2/17/1965 ( I am active duty U.S. Navy SEAL ) to 8/30/1999 ( filming begins 2000 movie "Red Planet" ) is: 12612 days
12612 = 6306 + 6306
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 6/7/1976 ( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe and the Saturn moon Phoebe territory belongs to me ) is: 6306 days
From 11/2/1975 ( I launched from Earth by myself to intercept the comet in the outer solar system ) to 8/30/1999 ( filming begins 2000 movie "Red Planet" ) is: 8702 days
From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 5/13/1987 ( while an active duty U.S. Navy officer, my M.I.A. status in Africa ends and I am being transported home ) is: 8702 days
http://www.inbaseline.com/project.aspx?project_id=30196
Red Planet (2000)
Completed shooting December 17, 1999.
Began shooting August 30, 1999.
In the near future, Earth is dying. A new colony on Mars could be humanity's only hope. A team of American astronauts, each a specialist in a different field, is making the first manned expedition to the red planet and must struggle to overcome the differences in their personalities, backgrounds and ideologies for the overall good of the mission. When their equipment suffers life-threatening damage and the crew must depend on one another for survival on the hostile surface of Mars, their doubts, fears and questions about God, man's destiny and the nature of the universe become defining elements in their fates.
In an attempt to colonize Mars, the US sends a group of astronauts to explore the planet.
From 7/29/1958 ( NASA formed ) to 11/3/1984 ( USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 keel date ) is: 9594 days
9594 = 4797 + 4797
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 4/20/1972 ( I was Apollo 16 Orion astronaut landing on Earth's moon ) is: 4797 days
From 1/31/1964 ( I was Innsbruck Olympics gold medalist on this day ) to 11/3/1984 ( USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 keel date ) is: 7582 days
7582 = 3791 + 3791
From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 7/20/1969 ( I was Apollo 11 Eagle astronaut landing on Earth's moon ) is: 3791 days
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/CVN72.htm
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72)
MULTI-PURPOSE AIRCRAFT CARRIER (NUCLEAR-PROPULSION)
Class: CVN 68
Keel Date: 11/03/1984
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_16
Apollo 16
Lunar Module LM-11
callsign Orion
Lunar landing
April 21, 1972 02:23:35 UTC
Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fifth mission to land on the Moon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the United States
From 4/20/1972 ( I was Apollo 16 Orion astronaut landing on Earth's moon ) to 2/13/1988 ( USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 launch date ) is 15 years, 9 months, 3 weeks, 3 days
'1-59-33' ( my birth date US )
From 1/21/1976 ( my first landing on planet Mars and my documented and lawful exclusive claim to the territory of planet Mars ) to 2/13/1988 ( USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 launch date ) is: 4406 days
4406 = 2203 + 2203
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 3/14/1965 ( I am active duty Central Intelligence Agency officer ) is: 2203 days
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/CVN72.htm
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72)
MULTI-PURPOSE AIRCRAFT CARRIER (NUCLEAR-PROPULSION)
Class: CVN 68
Launch Date: 02/13/1988
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382992/locations
Filming locations for
Stealth (2005)
USS Abraham Lincoln, North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado, California, USA
http://www.cswap.com/2005/Stealth/cap/en/2_Parts/a/00_05
Stealth
:05:10
I've got good news.
:05:11
Tell us we got a carrier,
skipper, come on.
:05:14
Affirmative.
:05:15
The USS Abraham Lincoln.
:05:17
Captain's an old classmate of mine,
Dick Marshfield.
:05:20
- I believe you two know each other.
- He was the captain I told you about.
:05:23
- Hell of a pilot in his day.
