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Rick's Journey {1950-2021}
"Rick's knowledge is only surpassed by his sometimes maddening demands for accuracy."
Russell Still co-author with Guenter Wendt of "The Unbroken Chain"
For the 10 year old classmates of Rick Boos, his story began at 9:30 a.m., Friday May 5, 1961 when class was interrupted by an announcement over the PA system at Orville Wright School in East Dayton, Ohio. For the
next 20 minutes we listened intently to the launch, flight and splashdown of Freedom 7, America’s first manned suborbital flight with Alan Shephard onboard. From that moment on, Rick Boos would forever be associated
with spaceflight, eventually becoming a space researcher, historian, freelance writer, consultant and
space memorabilia collector.
The Rick Boos Research Center is dedicated to documenting Rick's life and his endeavor to seek truth
and transparency in America's Space Program. While Mr. Boos was thoroughly versed in everything
space, he was laser focused on the loss of the Liberty Bell 7 in 1961 and the tragic fire on
AS 204 {Apollo 1} on January 27, 1967.
It is important to understand that it is not the purpose of this website to pass judgment on any of the historical events, documents, photographs, or correspondences thus presented within these works. The information
provided is simply a portal to the work, thoughts and love of manned space flight as researched and
understood by Rick Boos.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administrtion
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
NASA was established in 1958, succeeding the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), to give the
U.S. space development effort a distinctly civilian orientation, emphasizing peaceful applications in space science.
NASA has since led most American space exploration, including Project Mercury, Project Gemini, the 1968-1972 Apollo Moon landing missions, the Skylab space station, and the Space Shuttle. NASA supports the
International Space Station and oversees the development of the Orion spacecraft, the Space Launch System, Commercial Crew vehicles, and the planned Lunar Gateway space station. The agency is also responsible for the Launch Services Program, which provides oversight of launch operations and countdown management for uncrewed NASA launches.
Text Courtesy: Wikipedia
