Apollo’s Amazing Spacecraft – Apollo 11: 50 Years
Well before President John F. Kennedy called for a manned lunar landing, key Apollo hardware elements, especially the engines for …
Well before President John F. Kennedy called for a manned lunar landing, key Apollo hardware elements, especially the engines for …
The last time we sent men to the Moon and returned them safely to Earth – back then, our astronaut …
When embarking on an undertaking as massive as landing a person on the moon, the list of challenges quickly becomes …
By the summer of 1969, almost every element of the Apollo program had been tested and proven. The massive Saturn …
In 1961, the United States was in a position of weakness in spaceflight by comparison to the Soviet Union. However, …
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By the time Gordon Cooper’s final Mercury mission splashed down on March 15, 1963, the U.S. …
Many years ago the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did …
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The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8A Poseidon for the United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF) took off from Renton, Washington …
Raytheon was selected by the Boeing Company as radar supplier for the B-52 bomber radar modernization program. Under the contract, …