2000SR380
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- Feb 17, 2014
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- Boat Info
- 2005 Sea Ray 280 Sundancer, Express Cruiser
- Engines
- Two 5.0L Gas Mercruiser V8, B3 Outdrives
anybody else know any Satellite Scientist??? too cool for my school!
Miami Boat Show is only about 3 weeks away! Come see us on Collins Ave.!!
Capt. Rusty
Legendary Captain Rusty :0)
My Dad (Donald Wieber) was involved with bouncing the laser off the moon. Does that count? Apollo 11 placed a laser reflector on the lunar surface, and they fired a laser from Lick Observatory on Mt Hamilton, bounced it off the reflector and caught some of the returning light. My Dad designed and built the device that caught the returning light. I got to be in the press room for the experiment, and it was awesome. I was 10 or 11 years old. Guys were walking around in "space suits" because they needed a dust free environment to bounce the laser through the mirrors on the telescope. One spec of dust the VERY expensive mirrors would overheat and crack the second the laser went on. Not nearly as cool as building the Voyager, but still up there with "satellite Scientist".
Jennifer and I have toyed with using the Miami Boat Show as an excuse to tour Miami. If we got a wild hair and flew out there, do you have any advice as to what Hotel we should try to call? It seems some have water taxi service to the show. Sounds fun.