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AF paid for his MS program @ Ohio State.
Master of Science “there was a super heavy load of really challenging math, especially advanced calculus, ..”
Thesis: Analytical Study of Satellite Temperature Variations
Described the high-speed computer program I had designed to predict the temperature fluxes of satellites in orbit.
— Dec 10, 2025 09:21PM
Master of Science “there was a super heavy load of really challenging math, especially advanced calculus, ..”
Thesis: Analytical Study of Satellite Temperature Variations
Described the high-speed computer program I had designed to predict the temperature fluxes of satellites in orbit.
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Nancy
is on page 379 of 486
1985
Just about ready to sell their Padgett-Thompson company.
— Feb 14, 2026 11:03PM
Just about ready to sell their Padgett-Thompson company.
Nancy
is on page 309 of 486
Lost this book for a couple of months .. finishing it this weekend.
His space then education careers are completed. Next up ?
— Feb 14, 2026 03:10PM
His space then education careers are completed. Next up ?
Nancy
is on page 209 of 486
“Can you imagine the nerve it took the astronauts to climb aboard so large a multi-layered bomb and strap themselves in for … launch ? .. those space cowboys knew that every one of the millions of parts used 2 actually construct their vehicles was built by the government’s lowest bidder !”
— Dec 11, 2025 02:42AM
Nancy
is on page 185 of 486
Excellent facts about the sphere layers between earth and space .. SO interesting !
— Dec 11, 2025 01:20AM
Nancy
is on page 131 of 486
“A decade later, Shepard further cemented his fame by walking on the moon as part of the crew of Apollo 14.”
— Dec 10, 2025 09:32PM
Nancy
is on page 131 of 486
May 5, 1961
Alan Shepard, 1st American astronaut
launched N2 suborbital space.
Rocket: Freedom 7 “pierced the border of the sky” involved “burning back through the atmosphere”
This flight lasted ~15 min. from launch to splashdown.
— Dec 10, 2025 09:30PM
Alan Shepard, 1st American astronaut
launched N2 suborbital space.
Rocket: Freedom 7 “pierced the border of the sky” involved “burning back through the atmosphere”
This flight lasted ~15 min. from launch to splashdown.
Nancy
is on page 128 of 486
Also received AF Special Act Award and presented paper orally in San Francisco @ AF Science and Engineering Symposium.
“All those eyes!”
— Dec 10, 2025 09:22PM
“All those eyes!”
