Tiki connections to Space Age pioneers - General Tiki

MAM mike and marie Tiki Socialite Sunken Studios \| The Current Year Joined: Jun 24, 2008 Posts: 443	MAM mike and marie Posted posted on Sun, Sep 30, 2012 12:16 PM This was from the director at Langley, later Lewis, and of Apollo/Centaur/etc fame -- his team designed the liquid hydrogen propulsion system for Centaur (actually a liquid hydrogen / oxygen mix) that von Braun said couldn't be done, and besides being lifelong colleagues there was supposedly a huge intellectual rivalry between the men on exactly how space exploration could and should be done. This was one of two bars that came with the house. Besides the bar itself there wasn't any other 'tiki' that we could find ... but it was definitely space age. [ Edited by: mike and marie 2012-09-30 12:21 ] [ Edited by: mike and marie 2012-09-30 12:22 ] [ Edited by: mike and marie 2012-10-07 15:11 ]

This was from the director at Langley, later Lewis, and of Apollo/Centaur/etc fame -- his team designed the liquid hydrogen propulsion system for Centaur (actually a liquid hydrogen / oxygen mix) that von Braun said couldn't be done, and besides being lifelong colleagues there was supposedly a huge intellectual rivalry between the men on exactly how space exploration could and should be done.

This was one of two bars that came with the house. Besides the bar itself there wasn't any other 'tiki' that we could find ... but it was definitely space age.

[ Edited by: mike and marie 2012-09-30 12:21 ]

[ Edited by: mike and marie 2012-09-30 12:22 ]

[ Edited by: mike and marie 2012-10-07 15:11 ]

Post #653902 by mike and marie on Sun, Sep 30, 2012 12:16 PM