The teacher wheeled a big old B&W TV into my 3rd grade classroom so we could see the reentry and splashdown of Apollo 13.
Damn, the cheering when we saw the parachutes.
I know the stakes and risks a lot more now. Nerve wracking.
The teacher wheeled a big old B&W TV into my 3rd grade classroom so we could see the reentry and splashdown of Apollo 13.
Damn, the cheering when we saw the parachutes.
I know the stakes and risks a lot more now. Nerve wracking.
Nerves wracking, especially since in the prior uncrewed test the heat shield failed with holes burnt in the shield material and the metal bolts melted.