Monday, August 11, 2008

Apollo 8




From 5/12/1965 ( I am active duty U.S. Navy aviator ) To 8/10/1968 ( Apollo 8 lunar mission event ) is 1186 days

From 1/31/1964 ( I was Innsbruck Olympics gold medalist on this day ) To 5/1/1967 ( my first flight by myself as jet pilot ) is 1186 days


http://www.astronautix.com/flights/apollo8.htm

Apollo 8

As soon as Borman's crew learned, on 10 August, that it might fly a lunar mission, the men began to train for the moon flight. On 9 September, sessions on the Cape simulator began. Six weeks before launch, these turned into day-after-day, ten-hour work periods. With the help of the support team - Mattingly, Carr, and Brand, who followed the hardware, coordinated the preparation of checklists, and worked out spacecraft stowage - the crew was ready on time. Shortly after 2:30 on the morning of 21 December, Borman, Lovell, and Anders rose and dressed for the launch day breakfast with, among others, George Low, the man who had hatched this scheme to send them into lunar orbit on Apollo's second manned flight.










http://www.astronautix.com/flights/apollo8.htm

Apollo 8

21 December 1968 07:51 GMT. Landing Date: 1968-12-27 10:51:42 PM. Flight Time: 6.13 days.


On the fourth day, Christmas Eve, communications were interrupted as Apollo 8 passed behind the moon, and the astronauts became the first men to see the moon's far side. Later that day , during the evening hours in the United States, the crew read the first 10 verses of Genesis on television to earth and wished viewers "goodnight, good luck, a Merry Christmas and God bless all of you - all of you on the good earth."

Subsequently, TV Guide for May 10-16, 1969, claimed that one out of every four persons on earth - nearly 1 billion people in 64 countries - heard the astronauts' reading and greeting, either on radio or on TV; and delayed broadcasts that same day reached 30 additional countries.

On Christmas Day, while the spacecraft was completing its 10th revolution of the moon, the service propulsion system engine was fired for three minutes 24 seconds, increasing the velocity by 3,875 km per hr and propelling Apollo 8 back toward the earth, after 20 hours 11 minutes in lunar orbit. More television was sent to earth on the way back and, on the sixth day, the crew prepared for reentry and the SM separated from the CM on schedule.










From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 1/29/1964 ( I was multiple Olympic gold medalist during Innsbruck Olympics ) is: 1792 days

From 1/29/1964 ( I was multiple Olympic gold medalist during Innsbruck Olympics ) to 12/25/1968 ( I was Apollo 8 spacecraft astronaut in orbit of Earth's moon ) is: 1792 days


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_8

Apollo 8

Apollo 8 was the Apollo space program's second successful manned mission. Its crew – Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders – became the first humans to orbit the Moon. It was also the first manned launch of the Saturn V rocket.










From 2/9/1964 ( I was multiple Olympic gold medalist during Innsbruck Olympics ) to 7/20/1969 ( I was Apollo 11 Eagle astronaut landing on Earth's moon ) is: 1988 days

From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 12/24/1968 ( I was Apollo 8 astronaut in orbit of Earth's moon ) is: 1988 days



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11

Apollo 11

Lunar Module LM-5

callsign Eagle


Lunar landing

July 21, 1969 20:17:40 UTC


The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of the Apollo program and the third human voyage to the Moon. Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon










http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Winter_Olympics

1964 Winter Olympics

Opening ceremony January 29
Closing ceremony February 9

The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964.










From 6/6/1978 ( The Cars "The Cars" ) to 7/21/1979 ( my wife Phoebe and I are married ) is: 410 days

410 = 205 + 205

From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 2/6/1964 ( I was Innsbruck Olympics gold medalist again on this day ) is: 205 days



From 1/29/1964 ( I was multiple Olympic gold medalist during Innsbruck Olympics ) To 6/6/1978 ( The Cars "The Cars" ) is 5242 days

From 3/14/1965 ( I am active duty Central Intelligence Agency officer ) To 7/21/1979 ( my wife Phoebe and I are married ) is 5242 days


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cars_%28album%29

The Cars

Studio album by The Cars

Released June 6, 1978


"Moving in Stereo" was used as the theme for Phoebe Cates' famous pool scene in Fast Times at Ridgemont High










http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereo

Stereophonic sound

Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of sound, using two or more independent audio channels, through a symmetrical configuration of loudspeakers, in such a way as to create a pleasant and natural impression of sound heard from various directions, as in natural hearing. It is often contrasted with monophonic (or "monaural", or just mono) sound, where audio is in the form of one channel, often centered in the sound field (analogous to a visual field).





http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/symmetry

symmetry

A relationship of characteristic correspondence, equivalence, or identity among constituents of an entity or between different entities: the narrative symmetry of the novel.










From 12/25/1968 ( I was Apollo 8 spacecraft astronaut in orbit of Earth's moon ) to 6/8/1984 ( premiere US film "Gremlins" starring my wife ) is: 5644 days

From 2/6/1964 ( I was Innsbruck Olympics gold medalist again on this day ) to 7/21/1979 ( my wife Phoebe and I are married ) is: 5644 days



From 12/25/1968 ( I was Apollo 8 spacecraft astronaut in orbit of Earth's moon ) to 6/8/1984 ( premiere US film "Gremlins" starring my wife )(Friday) is: 5644 days

5644 = 2822 + 2822

From 7/23/1973 ( I passed the Multistate Bar Examination ) to 4/14/1981 ( I was the commander aboard the STS-1 Columbia spacecraft ) is: 2822 days



From 5/21/1969 ( I am Princeton University medical doctor degree graduate ) to 6/8/1984 ( premiere US film "Gremlins" starring my wife )(Friday) is: 5497 days

5497 = 1 + 2748 + 2748

From 5/21/1969 ( I am Princeton University medical doctor degree graduate ) to 11/28/1976 ( I launched from the Jupiter moon Callisto for Earth and home ) is: 2748 days



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087363/

Gremlins (1984)

Release Date: 8 June 1984 (USA)

Phoebe Cates ... Kate Beringer










http://www.astronautix.com/flights/apollo8.htm

Apollo 8

21 December 1968 07:51 GMT. Landing Date: 1968-12-27 10:51:42 PM. Flight Time: 6.13 days.


Following the second video presentation, the crew neared a new stage in manned space flight - travel to a place where the pull of earth's gravity was less than that of another body. At 3:29 in the afternoon on Monday, 23 December, that historic crossing was made. At that point, the spacecraft was 326,400 kilometers from the earth and 62,600 from the moon, and its velocity had slowed to 1,218 meters per second. Gradually, as the ship moved farther into the moon's gravitational field, it picked up speed.










From 12/25/1968 ( I was Apollo 8 spacecraft astronaut in orbit of Earth's moon ) To 11/21/1983 ( Duran Duran "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" ) is 5444 days

5444 = 2722 + 2722

From 12/24/1968 ( I was Apollo 8 spacecraft astronaut in orbit of Earth's moon ) To 6/7/1976 (Monday)( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe and the Saturn moon Phoebe territory belongs to me ) is 2722 days



From 7/16/1981 ( my wife ) To 11/21/1983 ( Duran Duran "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" ) is 858 days

858 = 429 + 429

From 10/9/1971 ( I am board-certified surgeon ) To 12/11/1972 (Monday)( I was Apollo 17 Challenger astronaut walking on Earth's moon ) is 429 days



From 4/30/1982 ( my graduation and commissioning U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1982 ) To 11/21/1983 ( Duran Duran "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" ) is 570 days

From 10/9/1971 ( I am board-certified surgeon ) To 5/1/1973 ( my graduation from University of Oxford includes law degree ) is 570 days



From 12/23/1968 (Monday)( I was Apollo 8 spacecraft astronaut in orbit of Earth's moon, Honolulu, Hawaii-local time ) to 6/7/1976 (Monday)( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe and the Saturn moon Phoebe territory belongs to me )(Monday) is: 2723 days

From 6/7/1976 (Monday)( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe and the Saturn moon Phoebe territory belongs to me ) to 11/21/1983 ( Duran Duran "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" ) is: 2723 days


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_and_the_Ragged_Tiger

Seven and the Ragged Tiger

Studio album by Duran Duran

Released 21 November 1983

Seven and the Ragged Tiger is Duran Duran's third studio album, released globally in November, 1983. It would prove to be the last studio album for the band's original lineup until 2004's Astronaut.


Track listing

2. "New Moon On Monday"










http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/duranduran/newmoononmonday.html

DURAN DURAN LYRICS

"New Moon On Monday"


Shake up the picture the lizard mixture
With your dance on the eventide
You got me coming up with answers
All of which I deny
I said it again
Could I please rephrase it
Maybe I can catch a ride
I couldn't really put it much plainer
But I'll wait till you decide
Send me your warning siren
As if I could ever hide
Last time La Luna
[CHORUS]
I light my torch and wave it for the
New moon on Monday
And a firedance through the night
I stayed the cold day with a lonely satellite
Breaking away with the best of both worlds
A smile that you can't disguise
Every minute I keep finding
Clues that you leave behind
Save me from these reminders
As if I'd forget tonight
This time La Luna
[CHORUS]










http://gallery.phoebe-cates.com/v/movies/lace/lace080.jpg.html

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From 5/12/1965 ( I am active duty U.S. Navy aviator ) to 2/26/1984 ( premiere TV movie "Lace" starring my wife ) is: 6864 days

From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 5/1/1982 ( my graduation and commissioning U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1982 ) is: 6864 days



From 6/7/1976 ( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe and the Saturn moon Phoebe territory belongs to me ) To 2/26/1984 ( premiere TV movie "Lace" starring my wife ) is 2820 days

From 7/23/1973 ( I passed the Multistate Bar Examination ) To 4/12/1981 ( I was the commander aboard the STS-1 Columbia spacecraft ) is 2820 days


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087583/

Lace (1984) (TV)

Release Date: 26 February 1984 (USA)

Runtime: 300 min

Phoebe Cates ... Lili










http://www.cswap.com/1982/Fast_Times_at_Ridgemont_High/cap/en/25fps/a/01_15

Fast Times at Ridgemont High


1:15:56
I wrote him a letter.

1:15:57
Tell me what you think.
"Dear Doug.

1:16:01
"I received your message that
you weren't coming to my graduation.

1:16:03
"Doug, this is not the kind of thing
that occurs between adults.

1:16:07
"Maybe you've found someone new,
someone more mature.










1986 film "Iron Eagle" DVD:

00:27:03


Defense Minister:

Your country has been warned time and time again!

Yet your leaders choose to make light of our demands.










http://www.cswap.com/1982/Star_Trek:_The_Wrath_of_Khan/cap/en/25fps/a/01_17

Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan


1:17:19
Reliant is closing.

1:17:30
If they go in there, we'll lose them.

1:17:33
Explain it to them.

1:17:45
- That was close.
- They don't want us going in there.

1:17:56
One minute to nebula perimeter.

1:17:58
Why are we slowing?

1:18:01
We daren't follow them into the
nebula. Our shields would be useless.

1:18:09
- They are reducing speed.
- Uhura, patch me in.

1:18:14
You're on, Admiral.

1:18:17
Admiral Kirk here. We tried it
your way, Khan. Game for a rematch?

1:18:23
Khan! I'm laughing

1:18:26
at the "superior intellect".

1:18:30
- Full impulse power.
- No, sir!

1:18:34
You have Genesis.
You can have whatever...

1:18:37
Full power! Damn you!

1:18:45
I'll say this for him,
he's consistent.










From 4/14/1981 ( I was the commander aboard the STS-1 Columbia spacecraft ) to 6/4/1982 ( premiere US film "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" ) is: 416 days

416 = 208 + 208

From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 2/9/1964 ( I was multiple Olympic gold medalist during Innsbruck Olympics ) is: 208 days



From 12/11/1972 ( I was Apollo 17 Challenger astronaut walking on Earth's moon ) to 6/4/1982 ( premiere US film "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" ) is 3 days, 3 weeks, 5 months, 9 years

'33-59' ( my birth date US )



From 12/14/1972 ( I was Apollo 17 Challenger astronaut walking on Earth's moon ) to 6/4/1982 ( premiere US film "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" ) is: 3459 days

'34-59' ( my birth date UK )



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084726/

Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Release Date: 4 June 1982 (USA)

Tagline: At the end of the universe lies the beginning of vengeance.

Plot Outline: Admiral Kirk's midlife crisis is interrupted by the return of an old enemy looking for revenge and a potentially destructive device.

William Shatner ... Admiral James T. Kirk





From 3/14/1965 ( I am active duty Central Intelligence Agency officer ) to 7/16/1982 ( premiere UK film "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" ) is: 6333 days

From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 7/4/1976 ( I successfully diverted Comet Lucifer in the outer solar system ) is: 6333 days


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084726/releaseinfo

Release dates for

Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

UK 16 July 1982





From 5/1/1967 ( my first flight by myself as jet pilot ) to 2/26/1983 ( premiere Japan film "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" ) is 15 years, 9 months, 3 weeks, 4 days

'1-59-34' ( my birth date UK )



From 5/1/1973 ( my graduation from University of Oxford includes law degree ) to 2/26/1983 ( premiere Japan film "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" ) is: 3588 days

3588 = 1794 + 1794

From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 1/31/1964 ( I was Innsbruck Olympics gold medalist on this day ) is: 1794 days



From 7/4/1976 ( I successfully diverted Comet Lucifer in the outer solar system ) to 2/26/1983 ( premiere Japan film "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" ) is: 2428 days

2428 = 1214 + 1214

From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 11/11/1966 ( I was Gemini 12 spacecraft astronaut ) is: 1214 days


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084726/releaseinfo

Release dates for

Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Japan 26 February 1983