Cooperative Living June 2014 - 3
THE INSIDE STORY
This issue's cover
story about the Wallops
Flight Facility
strikes a chord.
I've always been
Bill Sherrod
a fan of rockets and
space flight. I remember
lying on
my back as a child,
on a blanket in the front yard, eyes
glued to the infinite inky sky, searching
for the Soviet satellite Sputnik that
passed silently far overhead on warm
summer nights.
And I recall Alan Shepard's initial
U.S. suborbital Mercury flight and
John Glenn's first U.S. manned orbital
flight in the Friendship 7 capsule.
One of my favorite books (by one
of my favorite authors) is The Right
Stuff, by Richmond native Tom Wolfe.
In it he writes in his inimitably captivating
style about post-World War II
test pilots, in particular West Virginian
Chuck Yeager, who broke the sound
barrier in a rocket plane named Glamorous
Glennis after his wife.
Wolfe's book artfully describes the
U.S. space program and its Mercury
astronauts, as well as the U.S./Soviet
race to be the first to put a man on the
moon. All of that is fast-fading history,
but every day we enjoy life buoyed by
technology wired back to that time of
early space exploration.
The star of NASA's manned space
program is Florida's Cape Canaveral.
But a Virginia site has an important,
if less glamorous, role in space exploration.
Wallops
Flight Facility is on Virginia's
Eastern Shore. Space-bound
rockets have been lifting off from that
lovely peninsula for decades. I first remember
hearing about Wallops as a
teenager, when one of its weather-research
rocket launches created a bit of
a War-of-the-Worlds-style scare across
the Eastern Seaboard.
Curtis Badger, who wrote our
cover story, is an Eastern Shore native
and accomplished freelance writer.
Long-time readers of this publication
may remember his byline from years
gone by. He frequently writes on nature
and outdoor topics, but says he
thoroughly enjoyed researching and
writing about the Shore's link to outer
space.
Hope you enjoy the fruits of Curtis'
labor! - Bill Sherrod, Editor
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Our Mission
To inform you about your cooperative and its efforts to
serve your energy needs; how to use electricity safely and
efficiently; and the people who define and enhance the
quality of life in communities served by electric co-ops.
Contents
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JUNE 2014
Up, Up, and Away!
Virginia's Eastern Shore is home to Wallops Flight
Facility, from which NASA reaches for the stars in
its quest to comprehend the universe.
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On the cover: An Air Force Minotaur 1 rocket is launched in November 2013
from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. The rocket carried the Operationally
Responsive Space ORS-3 satellite. NASA photo by Jamie Adkins.
Look Right Beneath Your Feet
An amazingly efficient way to heat and cool your
home begins right under your nose or, more
precisely, right beneath your feet.
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A City that Stirs the Senses
Downtown Harrisonburg has its groove back, with
fine dining, new retail offerings, and a wealth of
Shenandoah Valley attractions.
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Sympathy for the Creepy Crawly Creatures
They may make us go " eek, " but those revolting
reptiles, mammals and bugs we often encounter
are, in their own way, kind of cool.
Viewpoint
Mailbag
34
Whatzit?
History Mystery
Say Cheese!
Happenings
DEPARTMENTS
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Bang for Your Buck 10
Currents
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Local Co-op Pages 18
Healthy Take*
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Caught in the Web*
Safety Sense*
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It's Your Business* 23
Garden Muse*
Fairs & Festivals
Reader Recipes
Good Neighbors
Classifieds
Rural Living
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