Hello from Cape Canaveral

[rko153]

Hello, my name is Ray Osborne and I live in Cape Canaveral and I enjoy
watching launches from my front yard or walking over to the beach.
I live with my girlfriend with her five cats.

I've been interested in rockets since I was a kid and I also have a keen interest in history. I combined my interest and wrote and compiled a book called "Images of America: Cape Canaveral". This book is packed with historic pictures as I was very fortunate to meet private collectors who let me use rare pictures from their collections. The book has a sizable section on the early days of the Space Center as well as other local history items
like the Lighthouse, Harvard Canaveral Club, the Port, archaeology ,treasure ships and more. Anyway you get the idea.

I enjoy putting multi-media seminars together on local history and am planning more on Space History that span the time of Bumper to Apollo. We had a meeting earlier this year at the old Moon Hut on the Explorer anniversary that went well.

Also I think it is imperative that if history is to survive the sands of time that we need to record into it into new media, especially to interest younger people. So my website has a link to my history archive at Youtube. Recent video recordings were made of the "Link to Launch" demonstration last week.

I look forward to meeting more space buffs and if anybody wants to
participate in our planned events let me know.

Historically yours,

Ray Osborne

http://www.RayOsborne.Net/

[Rick]

Hi Ray,
Thanks for joining InsideKSC. :)

As I live in North Merritt Island, I've got a feeling I've seen you around town, most likely.


Thanks and we look forward to your postings!

[rko153]

Thanks for the welcome.

My video at Youtube called Space Days just received a 5 star rating. It is
highest number of hits (in my collection) second only to my video clip of a 21 gun salute ceremony at PAFB for Pearl Harbor Remembrance day.

I hope to meet other interested in actively preserving Space History and Culture.

[Rick]

I hope to meet other interested in actively preserving Space History and Culture.

Hi Ray,
I have no doubt that you will, as soon as the site is launched, officially that is.

[rko153]

Yes indeed.

My recent news is that my Space Days video at Youtube
was recently rated with five stars(*). This video clip I made with
historic pictures has a music background from Chris Kahl's DVD
Orange Blossom Memories. This is the second of my videos to receive
the 5 star rating. The other is a 21 gun salute I made on Pearl
Harbour Memorial day at PAFB. Sharp looking military drill. IMHO.

In other news, I am talking to some groups about doing a joint
space history symposium at the Tides Restaurant later this year.
We probably have a preliminary meeting at the Old Moon Hut in a
few weeks.


To get to my video collection visit my website at
http://www.RayOsborne.net/

Footnote: This is good in my opinion because if the general public gets interested
in the history of the Space Center then they will also get interested in its future
too. No doubt history is linked to the future in more ways that we can imagine.

[rko153]

In other news, I am talking to some groups about doing a joint
space history symposium at the Tides Restaurant later this year.
We probably have a preliminary meeting at the Old Moon Hut in a
few weeks.


I am of the opinion that if the general public gets interested
in the history of the Space Center then they will also get interested in its future. No doubt history is linked to the future in more ways that we can imagine.[/quote]

[Rick]

Ray, send me the particulars about your website etc via private message, and I will add it to the Space Links page on the site.

Of course, if you could add this one on yours, that would be great too. :)

[rko153]

Anybody want to get together for a beer and a Mexican meal this Sunday
for the 39th anniversary of the first moon landing? Maybe we can capture
the video off of Youtube and show it on a laptop.

I can get them to open up the Moon Hut room at Lafiesta if I get any
RSVPs. Maybe do a later lunch or early dinner, I'm open. I'd like to meet
others interested in working together to preserve space history.

I will send this email out to others I know in the space industry.

So it took them 4 days to reach the Moon, how long do you think it would
take nowdays if we had a space vehicle ready to go?

[Rick]

Hi Ray,

You've got a great idea here. Let me check with my wife, as she's working both Saturday and Sunday this weekend.

Anyone else local out there?