Episode 72: The launch rod
Hundreds of Técnico students looked for Mr. Carvalhosa (or Professor Carvalhosa, or even Engineer Carvalhosa, depending on the versions) to celebrate their graduation with a rocket launching, among friends and family. António Carvalhosa, a Técnico employee from 1965 to 2003, launched a rocket for each year attended and his kindness has remained in the memory of countless generations of former students. He became, almost accidentally, responsible for giving continuity (sometimes even after retirement) to a tradition that was much older than him, witnessed here by the launch rod of a rocket launched in 1978, at the request of the then-recently graduated Isabel Ribeiro.
The story of the rockets launched by Mr. Carvalhosa is also a story of friendship between Técnico staff, students and professors.
- Acknowledgements:
António Alves Carvalhosa
Isabel Ribeiro
José Antelo
Rui Louro
Teresa Vazão
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Further reading and additional audio in the Portuguese version of this webpage.