The motor developed about 52,000 pounds of thrust for 1.4 seconds. The escape rocket was produced by the Grand Central Rocket Company. To insure utmost reliability, the NASA conducted abort tests, ...

After their trip, Spencer and White drew this map of their route, including the unplanned stops.

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U.S. sailors assisted local authorities in rescuing the passengers and crew of Air Niugini Flight PX56 after the airliner ditched on its approach to Chuuk International Airport in the Federated States ...

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This suit was worn by the donor Len Morgan (1923-2005). In the spring of 1941 before the United States entered World War II, Morgan went to Canada and jointed the Royal Canadian Air Force and earned ...

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Navigating in space: to determine position in space, an Apollo astronaut located a specific star using a single-power, wide-field telescope and then took a fix using a sextant. While this instrument ...

Artist's illustration of what the asteroid impact that occured on Earth 65 million years ago could have looked like.

Home For Researchers Publications Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War Publisher Knopf 2007, 6.5 x 9.5 608 pages Hardcover isbn: 978-0307262929 Hardcover Price: $35 by Michael J. Neufeld Stay ...

The 1909 Wright Military Flyer is the world's first military airplane. In 1908, the U.S. Army Signal Corps advertised for bids for a two-seat observation aircraft. The general requirements were as ...