FWIW While I was nekid on the beach in Fla Doug was serving in WWII, He is old enough to be my father. Doug That first mishap Launch Pad B really hit home for me. I designed the Fire Alarm System for the launch area. It was several hours after the fire that the announcement came that the fire was inside the Capsule. Not my yob. I sweat worse than if I had eaten a bushell of habs. Space program, the loss of 17 lives over the number of years is has been running is probably the best safety record of any high risk job. I would almost bet more people die in Calif. everyday on the highway. I read one report, claims 37,000 deaths from Agri Chemicals. Depends on your prespective. L.B.