Posting those old pix reminded me that somewhere in that crowd of sailors on the USS Wasp, receiving the Gemini IV astronauts, is my cousin.
Article: https://www.heritage-print.com/gemini-iv-crew-arrives-uss-wasp-june-7-1965-24045103.html
Yeahh... I missed it too. I tried to stay up but fell asleep in my chair until about 1230. 😆 By then they were saying the launch would slip because the upper tank was only 75% full. So, I went to bed.
Got up this morning and immediately checked status and was pleased to see that it got up...
Artemis is now "Go" for launch at 0104 Wednesday morning, 16Nov22.
I'll stay up late tonight and watch from my front porch and on TV, but the weather is calling for clouds, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to see anything or not. :cool:🚀
Back in 1985, I was visiting a buddy stationed at Vandenberg AFB. We rented a 14' aluminum boat with a 4HP outboard to fish on Lake Casitas. Huge bass live there and we were hot in pursuit. 🎣
While going full speed with that little boat and motor, we heard some odd voices coming up behind...