James Van Allen RIP

Al · Post by Al » August 11, 2006, 1:14 am

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/fea ... allen.html

This man was instrumental to the US winning the space race. Explorer 1 was his baby, and there are radiation belts surrounding the Earth that bear his name. A true visionary, the world is a lesser place now.

Neost · Post by **Neost** » August 11, 2006, 10:40 am

Saw this on the bad astronomy blog site. Definitely a pioneer in the early days of space exploration.

/mourn

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » August 11, 2006, 8:46 pm

You know, it's pretty fucking sad that a one-legged navy diver gets more posts in his obit thread than the grandfather of space travel.

Metanis · Post by **Metanis** » August 11, 2006, 9:10 pm

kyoukan wrote:You know, it's pretty fucking sad that a one-legged navy diver gets more posts in his obit thread than the grandfather of space travel.

Hey missy! That was a black one-legged navy diver who had his career immortalized in a recent popular movie showing how he overcame all the Whitey hate and spite.

Van Allen was just your typical white male genius.

Besides, are you measuring the worth of the individual by their popularity?

Remember, Jesus wasn't real popular in his day either.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » August 11, 2006, 9:44 pm

go jesus

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » August 11, 2006, 10:04 pm

Nick wrote:go jesus

haha, this guy at work is named Jesus. The board he posts his schedule on says "WHERE'S JESUS?" hahahaha