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Jack Scovil was slated to be an Apollo astronaut; unfortunately for him, he was killed in an accident prior to the fire on board Apollo 1. I remember his name from the miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon", which aired on HBO and was subsequently released on DVD.
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Actually, I think Spike has it nailed on his website that it is not Jack Scovil, but Charles Scovil.
quote: U.S.S. Scovil , NCC-1598 The Scovil did astronomical research in 2293. ST6 The Undiscovered Country.
Named after astronomer Charles Scovil. According to Bjo Trimble's Concordance, the Scovil appeared on a computer display.
Upon further research, it seems logical, if not an in-joke or nod-of-the-hat, to have the ship conducting astronomical research, as that is what Charles Scovils job is.
Evidently Charles Scovil is a fairly prominent star-chart cartographer who issued the AAVSO Variable Star Atlas in 1982, and the 2nd edition in 1990. The AAVSO (the American Association of Variable Star Observers) is "the world's largest variable star organization, serving amateur and professional astronomers since 1911". Currently, this Scovil is on the AAVSO committee in charge of 'New Charts, Telescope'.
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The following American astronauts died in plane crashes: Theodore Freeman - October 31, 1964 Charles Bassett II - February 28, 1966 Elliot See - February 28, 1966 Clifton Williams, Jr October 5, 1967 Robert Lawrence, Jr. - December 8, 1967 Michael J. Adams - November 15, 1967 Stephen Thorne - May 24, 1986 Manley Carter, Jr. - April 5, 1991
Ed Givens was killed in a car crash on June 6, 1967
The deaths mentioned prominently in "From the Earth to the Moon" were those of Elliot See and Charlie Bassett.
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quote:Originally posted by Fleet-Admiral Michael T. Colorge: Sorry to digress but where are the foward torp launchers for the Armstrong SoundEffect?
Couldn't find 'em on the study model photo, so mine doesn't have them for now either. I would conjecture the only logical place for them to be is on the Typhoon Sail piece somewhere.
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Identifying the cause is the first step towards the cure. It's DC Comics that have given you your headache.
I'm all for trying to incorporate Diane Duane's starships into the greater whole, although her weird timeline makes that a chore nowadays. But in the way of the comic books lies madness.
Of course, you could always say that any two coexisting Armstrongs are named after Neil and Louis, respectively.
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DC comics is the least of this one.. the real problem is the Oberth Armstrong from the Malibu DS9 premiere that comflicts with the Challenger Armstrong.. Duane's cutter Armstrong could be a civilian vessel or not be Starfleet, thus explaining it coexisting with th dreadnought Armstrong from the admittedly non-canonical 5.25 floppy Begin game.. the only problem with the DC Miranda Armstrong is its low registry, which is a problem that no longer irks me in light of NCC-1017 and its ilk
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