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The story of Project Babylon, the Iraqi 1,000mm super gun intended to put a satellite into orbit
Space / Weapons

The story of Project Babylon, the Iraqi 1,000mm super gun intended to put a satellite into orbit

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The Mysterious X-37B Spaceplane Lands After 780 Days in Orbit and Sets New Record
Military Aviation / Space

X-37B seventh mission could be its last

The story of the Celestial Eagle, the only F-15 fighter jet to destroy a satellite
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Space

The story of the Celestial Eagle, the only F-15 fighter jet to destroy a satellite

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NASA Contractor explains why the Space Shuttle smelled quite bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and unload
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Space

NASA Contractor tells why the Space Shuttle smelled quite bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and unload

The sheer stink of an Apollo cabin after two weeks was awe-inspiring: how Apollo Astronauts dumped on their way to the Moon and how they tried to stay clean without shower
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Space

The sheer stink of an Apollo cabin after two weeks was awe-inspiring: how Apollo Astronauts dumped on their way to the Moon and how they tried to stay clean without shower

If NASA had known ahead of time Space Shuttle Columbia was going to disintegrate on re-entry, they could have tried to rescue its crew. Here’s how.
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / Space

Here’s how NASA could have tried to rescue the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia if they had known the spacecraft was going to disintegrate on re-entry

X-37B Spaceplane lands after 908 days in space
Military Aviation / Space

X-37B Spaceplane lands after 908 days in space

Space Movie could make Top Gun: Maverick star Tom Cruise the First Civilian to Spacewalk Outside the International Space Station
Military Aviation / Space

Space Movie could make Top Gun: Maverick star Tom Cruise the First Civilian to Spacewalk Outside the International Space Station

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NASA bids farewell to SOFIA: the unique Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a reflecting telescope made its last flight
Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Space

NASA bids farewell to SOFIA: the unique Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a reflecting telescope made its last flight

Here’s how much Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin earned for their moonwalk on the Apollo 11 Mission
Space

Here’s how much Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin earned for their moonwalk on the Apollo 11 Mission

Here’s why in many ways Elon Musk’s Starship is a 21st Century version of the Classic Douglas DC-3
Civil Aviation / Military Aviation / Space

Here’s why in many ways Elon Musk’s Starship is a 21st Century version of the Classic Douglas DC-3

NASA Contractor explains why the Space Shuttle smelled quite bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and unload
Aviation History / Space

NASA Contractor explains why the Space Shuttle smelled quite bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and unload

One Step Closer to Flight: time-lapse video shows manufacturing of the X-59 QueSST aircraft from May 2019 to June 2021
Civil Aviation / Space

One Step Closer to Flight: time-lapse video shows manufacturing of the X-59 QueSST aircraft from May 2019 to June 2021

If NASA had known ahead of time Space Shuttle Columbia was going to disintegrate on re-entry, they could have tried to rescue its crew. Here’s how.
Losses and Aviation Safety / Space

If NASA had known ahead of time Space Shuttle Columbia was going to disintegrate on re-entry, they could have tried to rescue its crew. Here’s how.

Did you know NASA had to borrow U-2/SR-71 “yellow” Pressure Suits for first space shuttle mission?
Aviation History / Military Aviation / Space

Did you know NASA had to borrow U-2/SR-71 “yellow” Pressure Suits for first space shuttle mission?

Sierra Nevada Corporation cleared to land its Dream Chaser spacecraft at former Shuttle Landing Facility
Space

Sierra Nevada Corporation cleared to land its Dream Chaser spacecraft at former Shuttle Landing Facility

The story of Neil Armstrong's X-15 Test Flight that Bounced Off the Atmosphere
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Space

The story of Neil Armstrong’s X-15 Test Flight that Bounced Off the Atmosphere

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