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Neil A. Armstrong Former NASA Astronaut
PERSONAL: Born August 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Married. Two sons. EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from Purdue University; Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering from University of Southern California. He holds honorary doctorates from a number of universities. LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS: He is the recipient of many special honors, including the Presidential Medal for Freedom in 1969; the Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy in 1970; the Robert J. Collier Trophy in 1969; and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, 1978. From 1949 to 1952, he served as a naval aviator; he flew 78 combat missions during the Korean War. During 1971-1979, Armstrong was professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati, where he was involved in both teaching and research. Currently serves as Chairman, AIL Systems, Inc. Deer Park, N.Y. Armstrong joined NASA, (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics), NASA’s predecessor, as a research pilot at the Lewis Laboratory in Cleveland and later transferred to the NASA High Speed Flight Station at Edwards AFB, California. He was a project pilot on many pioneering high speed aircraft, including the 4,000 mph X-15. He has flown over 200 different models of aircraft, including jets, rockets, helicopters and gliders. In 1962, Armstrong was transferred to astronaut status. He served as command pilot for the Gemini 8 mission, launched March 16, 1966, and performed the first successful docking of two vehicles in space. In 1969, Armstrong was commander of Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing mission, and gained the distinction of being the first man to land a craft on the Moon and the first man to step on its surface. Armstrong subsequently held the position of Deputy Associate Administrator for Aeronautics, NASA Headquarters Office of Advanced Research and Technology, from 1970 to 1971. He resigned from NASA in 1971.
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Rodney Mullen
Professional Skateboarder
PERSONAL Born August 17th, 1966 in Gainesville, Florida. Married. EDUCATION Studied Engineering and Math in the University of Florida. LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS Rodney Mullen is widely considered the most influential skateboarder in the history of the skateboarding. He is responsible for the invention and development of the street ollie. The ability to pop the board off of the ground and land back on the board while moving has quite likely been the most significant development in modern skateboarding. This invention alone would rank Mullen the most important skateboarder of all time. His other trick inventions include... 50-50 Saran Wrap 360 pressure Flip Airwalk Casper Slides Flatground Ollie Gazelles Helipop Heelflips Handstand flips Ollie Impossible Ollie Fingerflip Sidewinders
50-50 Sidewinders 360 Flip 540 double kickflip 540 Shove-it Backside 180 Flip Casper 360 Flip Double heelflips Caballerial impossible Godzilla Rail Flip Frontside Heelflip Shove-its Heelflip Helipops (360 Nollie) Half Flip Darkslide Half-cab kickflip underflip Kickflip Underflip Kickflip Ollie Nosebones No Handed 50-50 Kickflip One footed Ollie Rusty slides Switchstance 360 Flips
Mullen started skateboarding at the age of ten and got his first sponsor a year later from the Local skate shop, The Inland Surf Shop, in 1977. This opened up the opportunity to enter competitions and over the next three year Mullen got first place in every contest he entered. He then went on to win the world championship when he was thirteen. In 1980 Mullen started his professional career as a Pro Skateboarder getting sponsored by several big skate companies through out the 80s and featuring in several skate videos. Since 1992, Mullen has created two highly successful skate companies, World Industries, 1992 and Almost Skateboards, 2003. These companies star some of the worlds most renown skateboarders such as Daewon Song, Ryan Sheckler and Steve Rocco.
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The Annual X Games 08 Ft. NASA During the 14th annual ESPN X games in Los Angeles, 2008, NASA hosted an event called “The Launch Pad.” It was set up to communicate NASA’s future plans of space exploration to this unique audience of extreme sport athletes and their fans. With in the four day they hosted 10,500 visitors, which Rocky Lind, NASA’s Information and Communications Coordinator deemed a great success and says...
The Launch Pad exhibited several interactive features such as, a replica of the Robonaut robot due to reside in the International Space Station in February 2011, Touchable Space Food, A virtual reality build of NASA’s new rockets, self portraits on simulated moonscape, a look at the Mars landscape in 3D and the chance to win a BMX bike provided by the Space Coalition. Along side that, NASA EDGE, a TV program produced by NASA, took a look into the similar characteristics between Astronauts and professional extreme sport athletes.
“While they might be considered a non-traditional audience, these kids are no strangers to the rules of gravity, aerodynamics and mission safety! It’s natural that they would be interested in space travel, and our goal is to excite them about possibly becoming NASA’s next scientists and engineers.”
You can find this program on the SPARK CD
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SPACED OUT A Playlist inspired by skating in outer space
Angels & Airwaves Valkyrie Missile
The Temper Trap Sweet Disposition
The Postal Service Such Great Heights
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Featuring: Angels & Airwaves, The Postal Service, The Temper trap, NASA, And then there were none, some thing corporate, futurecop!, Passion pit and the playlist continues to expand... Spotify Link Found on mag CD
And then there were none The Atmosphere
Futurecop! NASA
Something Corporate Me and the moon
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SPARK CD CONTENT SPARK ANIMATION MINI MAG PDF NASA SPACE GALLERY NASA EDGE PROGRAM WEB LINKS (INCLUDING SPOTIFY PLAYLIST)
DESIGNER/PHOTOGRAPHER: DAVID SEADON GRAPHIC DESIGN NEWPORT UNIVERSITY Facts and images within the articles in this publication all come from the following web sites... www.nasa.gov www.nasaimages.org www.rodneymullen.net www.redbull.com www.spotify.com SPARK Blog... www.davidseadon.wordpress.com