Rocket Man Sister Cache Traditional Cache
Hidden : 5/9/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is the sister cache to Rocket Man Cache GC45M6H in South Point, Hawaii.  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 antennae. This station has one 13 Meter, a 5M and a 6.1M.  The two smaller apatures are in radomes.  

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
Gemini5insignia.png Gemini 11 patch.png Apollo 12 insignia art.jpg Skylab1-Patch.png
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.
Park in the front, outside the gate. There is not enough room to park on the road. Bring water proof boots or waders during late spring and summer. The mosquitoes will also be quite thick. Always be on the lookout for moose!!! There is a good book you can read about Pete Conrad called "Rocket Man".
 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zbirq gb sebag bs fgngvba sbe rnfvre npprff.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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