GC45M6H Rocket Man Cache (Traditional Cache) in Hawaii, United States created by emeindl

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GC45M6H ▼

A cache by emeindl Message this owner

Hidden : 2/8/2013

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Former NASA astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. founded Universal Space Network in 1996. In 1998, USN started building ground stations in Alaska and Hawaii. The station at South Point has two 13 Meter antennas. The station in North Pole, Alaska has 5 antennas. North Pole station has a cache also, GC4BQV3. There is a good book you can read about Pete Conrad called "Rocket Man".

Charles "Pete" Conrad
Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut
Nationality	American
Status	Deceased
Born	(1930-06-02)June 2, 1930 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	July 8, 1999(1999-07-08) (aged 69) Ojai, California
Other occupation	Test pilot
Rank	Captain, U.S. Navy
Time in space	49d 03h 38 m
Selection	NASA Group 1962
Missions	Gemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12, Skylab 2
Mission insignia
Awards	Two Distinguished Flying Crosses^[1] Two Navy Distinguished Service Medals Two NASA Distinguished Service Medals Two NASA Exceptional Service Medals The Congressional Space Medal of Honor (1978)^[2] The Collier Trophy (1973^[3] The Harmon Trophy (1974)^[4] Navy Astronaut Wings Gagarin Gold Space Medal (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale) The cache is in an Ammo Can. Please do not climb the wall or fence. The station is not open to visitors.

Small note on cache maintenance: Bigfoot8161 works here, has created a geocaching account so he can monitor the cache, perform any needed maintenance.

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