Paul Mison’s random stuff that doesn’t go elsewhere. Is it microblogging, or microactivity? (Previously known as ‘tumblr is my sock drawer’, for reasons that are somewhat unclear.)Tumblr (3.0; @blech)http://notes.husk.org/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1eotrIRN91qz4vjro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Firing room at Complex 39 during the Skylab 4 countdown test, 6 November, 1973 (via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=376124379077054&set=a.134464163243078.16363.132774600078701&type=1">Retro Space Images</a>).</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/23828239332http://notes.husk.org/post/23828239332Sun, 27 May 2012 00:56:03 +0100imageskylabcontrol roomcountdowncape canaveral1970s<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz4zzdbQxw1qz4vjro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/4940913342/" title="Friendship 7">Friendship 7</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/">NASA on The Commons</a> on Flickr:</p> <blockquote> <p>On Feb. 20, 1962 at 9:47 am EST, John Glenn launched from Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 14 to become the first American to orbit the Earth. In this image, Glenn enters his Friendship 7 capsule with assistance from technicians to begin his historic flight.</p> </blockquote> <p>Ten months after Gagarin; fifty years ago today.</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/17946344092http://notes.husk.org/post/17946344092Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:48:06 +0000flickrimagespaceunitedusacape canaveralfriendship 7john glennmercurynasaorbit