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Ruffians Muse #3 VOL 3. MAY 2020 The Ruffian’s Muse Some light to pass the time... This sculpture from the 1964-65 World’s Fair is... well out of this world... Just like this issue! THE FOLLOWING MAY PEAK THE INTEREST OF CONSPIRACY NUTS, MADMEN, FOOLS, AND OF COURSE RUFFIANS... 1 GM, Bro, Fr, Asst John The French-born astronomer, scientist, natural philosopher and priest Rev. John Theophilus Desaguliers has been credited with the invention of the planetarium and is also remembered as the man who took steam engine design a step further though the addition of a safety valve. Influenced by Sir Isaac Newton, whom he was an assistant to, the Oxford- educated Desaguliers chose to settle in England. Desaguliers was elected the third Grand Master, of the Premier Grand Lodge of England. John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683 – 1744) Desaguliers, who appears to have invested far more time in science and Freemasonry than he did in the Church of England, has been called the “Father of Modern speculative Freemasonry.” https://www.businesspundit.com/10-great-inventors-you-never-knew-were-freemasons/4/ This 1979 medallion was struck to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of our flags on the moon. Many people were never aware that Astronaut and Brother Neil Armstrong carried aboard on his Apollo flight to the moon 2 (two) flags. One was the American flag, the other was a flag designed by the Southern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite depicting the double-headed eagle emblem. This flag now resides in the museum collection of the Scottish Rite Museum at the House of the Temple. It is a spectacular three-dimensional medallion and measures 1 3/4 inches in diameter. It was made by the Medallic Art Co. of Danbury, CT. 2 Brothers in Space... Lt. Col. Virgil Capt. Edgar “Gus” Grissom Dean “Ed” Mitchell Capt. Walter Marty Col. John Herschel “Wally” Schirra, Jr. Glenn, Jr. Lt. Thomas Patten Col. Donn F. Eisele Col. James Benson “Tom” Stafford “Jim” Irwin Col. Leroy Gordon “Gordo” Cooper Jr. Col. Edwin Eugene Capt. Paul Joseph “Buzz” Aldrin Weitz These intrepid rocket men, venturing where few have gone before them, are truly heroes. Reposted from freemasoninformation.com 3 John Glenn: Marine, Astronaut, Senator, Mason By: Bro. Andy Work When talking about space, both travel and exploration, many of the gentlemen who were privileged to partake also labored among our ranks in Freemasonry. Some of the most famous being Buzz Aldrin, Gus Grissom, and of course John Glenn who were all recipients of the 3rd degree. One of the more contemporary of these brothers being John Hershel Glenn, he both travelled to space and spent time in Freemasonry in the most recent times. John Glenn was born July 18th, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio, he received his education and went on to join the US Marine Corps. He served in the Marine Corps as a Marine Aviator along with other officer’s positions from 1941-1965, achieving the rank of Colonel before retiring. During his tenure he also received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal for his actions during World War II, the Chinese Civil War, and the Korean War. There was never a time in his life where Glenn could recall not having a love of flight. John Glenn was selected in 1959 to join the Mercury Space program, while only barely squeaking in under the, then, age limit of 39 years old. He joined the ranks of Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Deke Slayton. Glenn was recognized as top of this class due to his superior flying record, it also didn’t hurt he was the most quotable and most photogenic to boot. John Glenn spent much time planning and training for his flight which launched from Cape Canaveral, FL on February 20, 1962. This mission made Glenn the first American in history to orbit the Earth aboard his Mercury 7 Spacecraft, named the Friendship 7. His successful mission earned him the NASA Distinguished Service Medal which was presented by President John F. Kennedy. John Glenn later went on to serve the state of Ohio as one of their senators in Congress from 1974 until 1999. He carried all 88 counties in his geographical area during his bid for election the first time. Glenn originally petitioned Concord Lodge #688 in his hometown in 1964, where he was elected to receive the degrees of Freemasonry, but his schedule did not allow for it at the time. In 1978 when Glenn returned from Space and was serving Ohio in the senate, he was called upon by then Grand Master Jerry Rasor, who in August of 1978 and made Glenn a Mason at Sight. Hundreds of Masons attended this ceremony and as a result a high school auditorium in Chillicothe, OH had to be rented to accommodate the ceremony. In April of 1997 he would join the Valley of Cincinnati and earn his 32 Degree as a Scottish Rite Mason. In 1998 he was Coroneted a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33°, and honorary member of the Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. The ring and cap of this degree he wore proudly, in fact he proudly wore his 33° ring when we returned to space on October 29, 1998 as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-95). At the age of 77, he was the oldest man in history to ever travel in space, a record which to this day remains unbroken. John Glenn passed away December 8, 2016, at the age of 95. His 33° ring and white Scottish Rite Cap now reside on long term loan at the Scottish Rite Museum and Library in Lexington, Massachusetts. His ring was presented to the museum in the year 2000 by Glenn himself, his cap was presented to the museum on October 23rd, 2019 by Ohio Active Member M. Todd McIntosh 33°. 4 Ideas to Ponder... courtesy of WB Bruce Work 1. People say Money talks....why does mine only say goodbye? 2. When wearing a bikini, women reveal 90% of their body... Men are so polite they only look at the covered parts 3. I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my Grandfather. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car 4. Would a giraffe's coffee be cold by the time it hits his stomach? 5. When I married "Miss Right", I had no idea her first name was "Always" 6. Sometimes I wake up grumpy.......sometimes I let her sleep 7. If a woman offers sex in exchange for a spaghetti dinner... is she considered a "pasta toot" 8. I just saw a flying saucer....it was preceded by a flying cup and flying plate 9. If a deaf person signs a swear word...does his mother wash his hands with soap? 10. Can vegetarians eat animal crackers? NASA’s Out of This World Cornbread Stuffing https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1200112126397943813 5 1DPH: &ODVV: 'DWH: :RUG 6XGRNX Check out these vintage Masonic Spheres below. 0DVRQLF 6XGRNX 7KH ZRUGV RU QDPHV WKDW DUH XVHG LQ WKH SX]]OH: Can you guess what they are? :0 6: -: 75(6 6(& 6' -' 66 -6 6(& 66 -6 :0 :0 :0 -6 6(& -: word-sudoku www.edu-games.org To find out what we’re launching at Composite Lodge, log on to: WWW.lodge028.ctfreemasons.net 6 To Boldly Go… By: SW Cory Rice We have a rich history of using the bathroom in space. One of the first uses of a throne in outer space was on the Space Shuttle Extended Duration Orbiter which was in service from 1992-2003. This provided a means to an end however. In further advancements in manned space flight, the International Space Station was designed to be a long duration vehicle and a closed loop environmental control and life support system (ECLSS) was needed. Shuttle EDO Commode The objective of the closed loop ECLSS is to use regenerable technology to allow crew members to recycle their waste water (including their pee!) as well as their sweat. This made the space station very efficient such that fresh oxygen and water did not need to be launch in large quantities on a regular basis. Shuttle EDO Commode The Russian Soyuz commode took the urine and other liquid waste from the crew and sent the fluids to separator to remove the solid particles while the liquid component was sent to the Water Processor Assembly (WPA) which is essentially a treatment plant which returns pure drinking water. As a matter of fact, the water crew members drink on the ISS is cleaner that water we drink every day on Earth! Right now, on board the ISS, the Soyuz commode is frequently ‘out of order’ which forces the crew to use diapers and to throw away their waste which causes the closed loop to become open. This is also especially frustrating for the crew when there may be up to 12 astronauts on board at a time and with only two units on board (which can only run once an hour by the way) this would be enough to drive anyone crazy. Russian Soyuz Commode 7 There is a plan to install a new throne on the ISS and on Lockheed Martin’s Orion spacecraft (which will take astronauts to the moon in 2024 on the Artemis program). This new device is called the Universal Waste Management System which was designed by Collins Aerospace and a training mock- up is shown below. Collins Aerospace Universal Waste Management System Your Senior Warden, Bro.
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