#SA-12

[lonestarflight]

Cancelled Missions: SA-11 through SA-14 (AS-106 through AS-108) Saturn I Block II

"September 1962 NASA planned to fly four early manned Apollo spacecraft on Saturn I boosters. Cancelled in October 1963 in order to fly all-up manned Apollo CSM on more powerful Saturn IB.

Launched: 1965 Winter. Number crew: 3 .

A key prerequisite for these flights was complete wringing out of the launch escape system.

The tentative Apollo flight plan laid out the following unmanned tests before a manned flight would be undertaken:

Pad abort: Two tests to simulate an abort on the pad. These tests would qualify the launch escape system

Suborbital (Little Joe II): Three suborbital tests to qualify the launch escape system and the command module structure. Tests would include maximum dynamic and high altitude conditions.

Orbital (Saturn C-1): Flights SA-6 (with SA-8 as backup) would determine the launch exit environment. SA-7, SA-9, and SA-10 would flight-test components of or the complete emergency detection system. Four manned flights would then commence with SA-11.

By January 10, 1963, MSC and OMSF agreed that an unmanned Apollo spacecraft must be flown on the Saturn C-1 before a manned flight. SA-10 was scheduled to be the unmanned flight and SA-11, the first manned mission.

Early concept art of the Apollo Block I Command and Service Module separation from the S-IVB.

Image from Space Horizons Vol. No. 1, Issue No. 1 (1965)

By the later summer of 1963 the value of the Saturn I missions seemed increasingly in doubt. The limited payload of the Saturn I meant that only partial systems could be installed. At a September 26, 1963 meeting in Washington, D.C., NASA's scheduling contractor, Bellcomm, was asked to develop an Apollo mission assignment program without a Saturn I.

Bellcomm quickly responded, recommending that the Apollo spacecraft flight test program should be transferred from the Saturn I to Saturn IB launch vehicles. The Saturn I program should end with flight SA-10. All Saturn IB flights, beginning with SA-201, should carry operational spacecraft, including equipment for extensive testing of the spacecraft systems in earth orbit. Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight George E. Mueller recommended the changeover on October 26. NASA Administrator James E. Webb's concurrence came two days later. Development of the Saturn IB for manned flight would be accelerated and 'all-up' testing would be started.

No crew assignments were ever made for these flights; the first two groups of astronauts were fully committed to the Gemini program. The third astronaut selection, in October 1963, was simultaneous with the decision to drop the Saturn I flights. Had these flights occurred, they would have run from fall 1965 to the end of 1966, concurrent with the flights of Gemini 5 to 12."

Cancelled missions:

SA-11 (AS-106): planned launch Winter 1965

SA-12 (AS-107): planned launch Spring 1966

SA-13 (SA-108): planned launch Summer 1966

SA-14 (AS-109): planned launch Fall 1966

-Information from Astronautix.com: link

Posted on Flickr by Numbers Station: link

[northgazaupdates2]

12 May 2024

Journalist Saed Al-Zaneen reports that the occupation is dropping incendiary bombs—bombs which cause massive fiery explosions—on civilians in Jabaliya.

Saed and a group of fellow journalists were targeted by the IOF while working in the area, injuring 3 members of the journalist team.

To the south in Zaytoun, Gaza City (still in north Gaza), quadcopters, drones, and snipers firiring constantly in the area around Salah al-Din Mosque and Hariya/Freedom School. Anyone and anything that moves is targeted, leading to numerous casualties.

He also reports shooting by ground troops in Beit Hanoun.

Fire belts continue to be laid nonstop throughout the entirety of northern Gaza

[flaphack]

it’s actually so crazy that anthony dropped the lore that LARK FUCKED SPARROW’S WIFE. that’s so crazy. can you imagine. your wife fucks your IDENTICAL TWIN BROTHER and you know but you don’t say anything bc it’d be too awkward and he lives w u and you’re so used to managing your family (specifically your dad and brother - basically acting as an intermediary between the two) and being the peacekeeper that you internally compromise and decide to never bring it up. a couple years go by and you’re ignoring it and then you get trapped in a crazy eldritch horror dimension with him and get so drunk and shocked by the horrors you are witnessing that you TELL HIM YOU KNOW. IN FRONT OF YOUR SON. AFTER TELLING YOUR SON YOU THINK HES A DISAPPOINTMENT. and allllll this happened to my buddy sparrow swallows oak garcia.

[carlyraejepsans]

Gotta say, I was not expecting you to repost under(her)tail fanart

every time i meet someone on my brainwave (and age range lol) i eventually introduce them to that comic and then watch them progressively lose their mind. it's misogynistic, disgustingly cissexist, grossly tasteless and simultaneously grotesque to the point of being un-erotic. most absurd piece of failed pornography i have ever witnessed. its existence alone is an insult to everything i stand for.

it's also one of the most well executed UT parodies i have ever witnessed.

[vmpirevnom]

It's always "Believe all victims" until it's your favorite music artist...

Caring more about someone who doesn't know you exist rather than the victim is insane. "But I love Melanie so much! She's my comfort person!” shut up. If she wasn't a celebrity you'd be defending the victim, I just know it.

"She should have taken it to court!" You know how many abuse victims don't take their case to court because of emotional trauma?

Besides, Melanie has money and that makes it difficult. Timothy was already harassed for speaking out. A court case would add to it.

The "proof" that Timothy admitted to lying is all edited by chronically online fans that can't handle the truth and want to make up lies.

"She's doing this because Melanie is popular right now." She said in her video that talking about it in 2017 ruined her life. If she was lying, she wouldn't have talked about it again.

And with Melanie getting popular, it’s easier for people to see.

Oh and also Melanie said “she didn’t say no” which is what rapists sometimes say to gaslight the victim. Just because she didn’t say “no” doesn’t mean there was consent or there wasn’t coercion involved.

I support Timothy 1000%

[november-rayne]

Look who I ran into at the airport today. Yes, he is coming home with me.

@lokischambermaid @acidcasualties @lokisgoodgirl @gigglingtiggerv2 @anukulee @smolvenger @liminalpebble @muddyorbsblr

[ducktracy]

reminder that if you're not watching Crayon Shin-chan then you are living a hollow and empty life. this is not edited. this ripped straight from the movie (Movie 8: Jungle That Invites the Storm, highly recommend for fellow Masaaki Yuasa lovers)

if you need further convincing: these monkeys run an animation sweatshop

[cheswirls]

rambling here so i do not forget

warring nations have feeble peace treaty cinched with marriage except sabo's sister the bride-to-be to the crown prince dies on their journey to the kingdom, leaving sabo as the only accessible heir and therefore the eventual replacement

meanwhile ace's father's health takes a turn for the worse and he ends up being crowned king just before the arrival of his arranged spouse. he's juggling a million and one tasks he had not quite been prepared to be in charge of at this point in his life and to top it off, the person sent to marry him ends up being a man.

sabo is also in over his head because he'd been traveling as escort really but now he's forced to take the place of his late sister and stay permanently, and also the crown prince she'd been supposed to marry is now the acting king so it's all a giant mess.

arrives at the palace and leaves the carriage when his sister's arrival is announced, then has to explain to the waiting party that no he's not the same person but he can explain and no it isn't a trick or going back on the treaty, so since his traveling party has an audience with the crown why don't they all just go over so he'll only have to explain this once?

ace isn't happy but he's too stressed to see this fall through so he allows sabo to stay. makes a remark about everything for the wedding being thrown out the window so they postpone it for now. lets sabo stay in his chambers for the night bc only a certain amount of rooms had been prepped in advance and obviously none had been for his fiancee.

tentative never met to suddenly married and living in close quarters (shared room etc) relationship.

[thxnks4themrms]

OKAY SO MY THING WITH THE MELANIE FANDOM IS LIKE THEYRE SO IGNORANT AND INSENSITIVE. THEY WILL LITERALLY GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO COMMENT ON POST THAT ARE DEFENDING TIMOTHY AND SAY SHIT LIKE “WEARING/JUST BOUGHT HER MERCH!!! 🥰” OR “PLAYING MY PORTALS CD RN 💗” LIKE DUDE REGARDLESS OF WHOS ACTUALLY TELLING THE TRUTH AND WHOS LYING YOU DONT SAY THAT TYPE OF SHIT TO SOMEONE WHO COULD POSSIBLY BE THE VICTIM

What also is like really strange and kinda annoying is that the new earthlings or whatever the bitches who listen to portals are called. In this situation they’re kinda just like making shit worse and it’s like they’re making everything kinda all over the place. Ik not all earthlings are like that but it’s a majority of them who are making the fandom seem bad. What’s kinda weird to me is that like how there’s a whole ass group of collectors who have basically shrines dedicated to Mel but are surprised by these allegations being brought up. Imo if you say someone is your “fav artist” then like at least know more about them and their past - LIKE HOW ARE YOU SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON MERCH AND ON TICKETS??? I kinda feel like the new people in the fandom just aren’t really normal (there’s ppl who don’t look into her past and there are ppl who literally stalk her and it’s fucking scary) .

I’ve probably said this like a trillion times before but I’ve been a fan since her cry baby era in 2015. Come 2017 when the first sa allegations came out I was pretty young so I didn’t understand it all too well. Now that I’m older I understand it more and like it doesn’t take a fucking smartass to be like “oh hey let’s not pick sides too quickly - let’s just see what’s happening and if anything new comes out” I feel like you need to hear both sides of the story to decide who’s side you’re gonna be on yk

There was some other shit I wanted to say but im kinda all over the place so ill add more shit later but sorry for the rant chat

[fake-married-my-dead-fiance]

Sa-Rang's face when she sees his abs:

Gu Won realizing why she turned away:

I am smiling so hard at this scene my face hurts!

[lonestarflight]

Night Launch of Apollo 17

"The huge, 363-feet tall Apollo 17 (Spacecraft 114/Lunar Module 12/Saturn 512) space vehicle is launched from Pad A., Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida, at 12:33 a.m. (EST), Dec. 7, 1972. Apollo 17, the final lunar landing mission in NASA's Apollo program, was the first nighttime liftoff of the Saturn V launch vehicle. Aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft were astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander; astronaut Ronald E. Evans, command module pilot; and scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot. Flame from the five F-1 engines of the Apollo/Saturn first (S-1C) stage illuminates the nighttime scene. A two-hour and 40-minute hold delayed the Apollo 17 launching."

Date: December 7, 1972

NASA ID: link, 72-HC-886, S72-55482, S72-55070

[officialromaniantranslatiuni]

liiiiiiiiiiiisten... melodia aia cu macarena de la erika whatever* e ordinara rau din toate punctele de vedere si cu argumente basic luate parca de pe pagina mediocra de insta care se vrea feminista, dar a deranjat gigeii (mireii in cazul ei) asa ca good for her

[generousdreamercollector]

The way Sarang couldn’t even open the tea because she was too busy thinking about her boyfriend’s six pack 

[myauditionfordrphil]

We need to win this one for Dravid, it's his last day as Indian coach and he couldn't get a better farewell 🤧

[siribunbun]

forgot to upload this a while back-

But I like the new spiral abyss that no longer has the electro element leyline. You know, the one that forces you to fight in a tiny space that decreases in size? One of the new challenges was very freeze comp friendly so I had a blast. Viva la freeze comp!!!

[deadal3x]

🧸Grayson

[write a blurb about [OC's] Childhood!]

oh. grayson :( I am so sorry in advance but his childhood is one shitty horror story after another. While he did have good placements, His social worker couldn't control where he went 100%. so. there's your warning now.

I'm gonna call this one...

One Day

TW: implied SA, Foster System failing to properly screen someone, A young child not understanding what's happening.

Grayson's feet didn't stop moving until he reached the grey building, bursting through the door as tears streamed down his face. He didn't understand what had happened, but he knew something was wrong. He grabbed the arm of a woman, his body shaking as he choked out one word.

"Scared." The Woman looked at him, taking in his appearance of a two-sizes-too big hoodie and boxer shorts and frowned, concern filling her expression.

"Scared? Hon, what are you scared of?" She asked, leading him into an office. Grayson gasped for air, trying to calm down enough to tell her, but his throat constricted, making it hard to talk. "Ok, how about this. My name is Olivia. I'm here with the FBI. What's your name?" He took a deep breath, wiping his tears away.

"Grayson...Grayson Bailey." He said, his voice trembling with fear. "Please, He's gonna hurt me, I'm scared!" Olivia's frown deepened as she helped the young boy sit on a couch, gently laying a blanket over his lap to warm him up.

"Who? Grayson, hon, what happened?" The woman gently held his hand, giving him a encouraging smile.

"The man. Mrs. Moncharm left me with him." Grayson shook his head, sniffling as he cried softly. "He was my new dad, but he started throwing me around and touching me--"

"Oh Grayson, okay." Olivia stood up, looking out the office window. "I'm gonna go get someone who can help you okay? She's my boss, I promise you won't have to go back there." with a nod, Grayson watched as Olivia left the room, walking out to grab someone.

He watched her talk to someone- another woman, and bring her in the room.

"Hi Grayson," She said as she smiled. "My name is Pandora. I work with the FBI. We're gonna help you okay? you're never going to go back to that man."

"Really?" Grayson looked at her, tears still in his eyes. "I don't have to go back?"

"Nope. I'll personally make sure of it." She smiled, sitting next to him. "You just need to do your best to explain exactly what he did to you. do you think you can do that?"

"I.." Grayson frowned, remembering what happened. He hugged his knees, looking scared. "I can try."

"That's all I ask."