Because if Big Jim did it, it wouldn't be nearly as cool...
January 10, 2007 6:31 PM Subscribe
You know this is what you always wanted to do with your G.I. Joe and his Mercury Capsule. (And knowing is half the battle!)
Oh, and more video rocketry.
This is REALLY GOOD!
Thank you for this excellent blast from my past!
posted by Dizzy at 7:08 PM on January 10, 2007
Thank you for this excellent blast from my past!
posted by Dizzy at 7:08 PM on January 10, 2007
the biggest little adventure into space
=D
posted by dozo at 7:10 PM on January 10, 2007 [1 favorite]
=D
posted by dozo at 7:10 PM on January 10, 2007 [1 favorite]
That is awesome, thanks!
posted by interrobang at 7:17 PM on January 10, 2007
posted by interrobang at 7:17 PM on January 10, 2007
Everyone in that video was just hired by Jeff Bezos.
posted by furtive at 7:36 PM on January 10, 2007
posted by furtive at 7:36 PM on January 10, 2007
What, nobody had a Col. Steve Austin action figure? (That was really fun to watch!)
posted by steef at 7:44 PM on January 10, 2007
posted by steef at 7:44 PM on January 10, 2007
That was awesome. Watching the rocket nosedive right into the ground in one of the failed launches left me feeling much as the rocketeers must have felt.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 8:13 PM on January 10, 2007
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 8:13 PM on January 10, 2007
This is great!
posted by CitrusFreak12 at 8:20 PM on January 10, 2007
posted by CitrusFreak12 at 8:20 PM on January 10, 2007
[this is great!]
He's a complicated man,
And no one understands him but Mission Control.
JOHN SHAFT!
posted by planetkyoto at 8:23 PM on January 10, 2007
He's a complicated man,
And no one understands him but Mission Control.
JOHN SHAFT!
posted by planetkyoto at 8:23 PM on January 10, 2007
Okay this is very cool and all, love rockets, rocketry, etc... but, does anyone else find themselves cracking up hysterically when there's a shot of G.I. Joe in those videos?
Yeah and where the hell is Major Steve Austin?
posted by Skygazer at 8:31 PM on January 10, 2007
Yeah and where the hell is Major Steve Austin?
posted by Skygazer at 8:31 PM on January 10, 2007
The Gumby video is priceless, especially the soundtrack. That little green guy has the right stuff...
posted by QuestionableSwami at 8:32 PM on January 10, 2007
posted by QuestionableSwami at 8:32 PM on January 10, 2007
We salute the best and brightest stuff of the Mercury 0.7 !
posted by cenoxo at 8:54 PM on January 10, 2007
posted by cenoxo at 8:54 PM on January 10, 2007
What's that song in the Youtube video... is that Star Trek I?
posted by rolypolyman at 9:03 PM on January 10, 2007
posted by rolypolyman at 9:03 PM on January 10, 2007
If I had the money and time, model rocketry would be one of the first hobbies I'd add.
Thanks for posting this, Kimota.
posted by jiawen at 9:10 PM on January 10, 2007
Thanks for posting this, Kimota.
posted by jiawen at 9:10 PM on January 10, 2007
That is one handsome astro-doll.
posted by fleetmouse at 10:51 PM on January 10, 2007
posted by fleetmouse at 10:51 PM on January 10, 2007
Man, Flight 2e sure ended spectacularly ... damn thing dug a trench ... that's hard to do.
posted by Relay at 11:12 PM on January 10, 2007
posted by Relay at 11:12 PM on January 10, 2007
The Mercury Joe Story video was spine-tingling -- I enjoyed it more than The Right Stuff...
posted by fairmettle at 3:18 AM on January 11, 2007
posted by fairmettle at 3:18 AM on January 11, 2007
Brilliant.
I have a GI Joe Astronaut Hallmark ornament hanging on my bookshelf.
We had way better toys in the 60s.
posted by cptnrandy at 5:42 AM on January 11, 2007
I have a GI Joe Astronaut Hallmark ornament hanging on my bookshelf.
We had way better toys in the 60s.
posted by cptnrandy at 5:42 AM on January 11, 2007
Oh, and the music is largely from "Star Trek: First Contact".
posted by cptnrandy at 5:49 AM on January 11, 2007
posted by cptnrandy at 5:49 AM on January 11, 2007
this is why being an adult now is fun.
Dead Brilliant.
posted by djrock3k at 9:02 AM on January 11, 2007
Dead Brilliant.
posted by djrock3k at 9:02 AM on January 11, 2007
Buzz Aldrin got hammered into the Earth. Poor little guy.
posted by Pecinpah at 9:27 AM on January 11, 2007
posted by Pecinpah at 9:27 AM on January 11, 2007
Great post.
If I had the money and time, model rocketry would be one of the first hobbies I'd add.
I don't know about time but starting up is cheap. My kids just bought a kit with 2 rockets, 2 engines, a launch pad and ignition for 20 bucks. Replacement engines were only 5 bucks for a 3 pack. The stuff wasn't dodgey either. One rocket went about 1200 ft up. Enough for me to worry about the FAA for a few seconds.
posted by snsranch at 4:21 PM on January 11, 2007
If I had the money and time, model rocketry would be one of the first hobbies I'd add.
I don't know about time but starting up is cheap. My kids just bought a kit with 2 rockets, 2 engines, a launch pad and ignition for 20 bucks. Replacement engines were only 5 bucks for a 3 pack. The stuff wasn't dodgey either. One rocket went about 1200 ft up. Enough for me to worry about the FAA for a few seconds.
posted by snsranch at 4:21 PM on January 11, 2007
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