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Title: Epic Irony
Post by: Ric Gillespie on February 11, 2021, 08:49:58 AM

A TIGHAR member recently told me:
"I just noticed on SpaceX's launch manifest that they are contracted to launch 3 replacement GPS satellites, the second, GPS III-06, will be named Amelia Earhart - later this year, no date given yet."

Title: Re: Epic Irony
Post by: Martin X. Moleski, SJ on February 16, 2021, 01:34:58 AM

The wise man say, "He who laugh last not get joke."


This took me almost a full minute to see the irony.


But I am laughing now!   :-\

Title: Re: Epic Irony
Post by: Kurt Kummer on February 16, 2021, 01:52:34 PM

Maybe the next GPS satellite will be named "Douglas Corrigan."

Title: Re: Epic Irony
Post by: Don White on February 16, 2021, 02:53:01 PM

Corrigan actually got where he intended to go. The "wrong way" story was to account for his flying where he didn't have permission to go.

Don

Title: Re: Epic Irony
Post by: Don White on February 16, 2021, 02:56:30 PM

It could be one of a series:

Satellite Amelia Earhart: Flies off into space and is never seen again, send signals but no one can find it.
Satellite Fred Noonan: Consumes excessive amounts of electricity, flies erratically off course and ends up south of its intended position.
Satellite Harry Manning: Stops working halfway through the mission and returns to Earth.

Don