http://n4hy.smugmug.com/gallery/2819832#150794625
The crowd was large, enthusiastic, and makes you wonder what in the HECK is the matter with politicians not understanding that this interest in space is NOT limited to people who are old enough to remember who Neil Armstrong is. They are not lily white. They are not exclusively American. They are "every man" or "every person" is you insist.
The young man in this photo had a great time talking to Sunny Williams (as did the others in the photos) and the T Shirt you see him wearing while standing with his beaming family was his winning design in the T shirt contest.
The parents were jumping up and down clapping, crying their eyes out, and in general, just beside themselves with emotion watching their kids talk to Sunny. I understand why Rick can't even begin telling the story without breaking up.
http://n4hy.smugmug.com/gallery/2819832#150818569
Thank you Frank and Sarex team for letting me hang out with you while you did this.
Bob N4HY
We've had articles on Space Day in the past in the Journal. Someone write one please!!
Ed Long Editor, The AMSAT Journal
----- Original Message ----- From: Robert McGwiermailto:rwmcgwier@gmail.com To: sarexmailto:sarex@amsat.org Cc: 'AMSAT BoD'mailto:bod@amsat.org ; AMSAT Officersmailto:officers@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 3:55 PM Subject: [Officers] Space Day 2007
http://n4hy.smugmug.com/gallery/2819832#150794625http://n4hy.smugmug.com/gallery/2819832#150794625
The crowd was large, enthusiastic, and makes you wonder what in the HECK is the matter with politicians not understanding that this interest in space is NOT limited to people who are old enough to remember who Neil Armstrong is. They are not lily white. They are not exclusively American. They are "every man" or "every person" is you insist.
The young man in this photo had a great time talking to Sunny Williams (as did the others in the photos) and the T Shirt you see him wearing while standing with his beaming family was his winning design in the T shirt contest.
The parents were jumping up and down clapping, crying their eyes out, and in general, just beside themselves with emotion watching their kids talk to Sunny. I understand why Rick can't even begin telling the story without breaking up.
http://n4hy.smugmug.com/gallery/2819832#150818569http://n4hy.smugmug.com/gallery/2819832#150818569
Thank you Frank and Sarex team for letting me hang out with you while you did this.
Bob N4HY
-- AMSAT Director and VP Engineering. Member: ARRL, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. ARRL SDR WG Chair "If you're going to be crazy, you have to get paid for it or else you're going to be locked up." Hunter S. Thompson _______________________________________________ Via the Officers mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/officershttp://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/officers
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