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Tag Archives: USAF
The U-2 With Fictitious NASA Markings
Researching the U-2 spy plane the other day, I came across this stunning picture of the aircraft in silhouette. For the first time I noticed a yellow NASA stripe and an ID number – 55741 – on the tail, the same … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Aviation, History of Space Science
Tagged Cold War, Dryden, Edwards Air Force Base, Eisenhower, Khrushchev, NACA, NASA, Powers, Soviet Union, U-2, USAF
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Vintage Space Fun Fact: Crossfield’s Worst Landing
Scott Crossfield held that every pilot had a specialty. In his case it was landings, specifically landings without power often called dead stick landing. So how did Crossfield, a former flight instructor and by all accounts an ace pilot, manage … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, History of Space Science
Tagged Aircraft, Crossfield, Edwards, F-100, NACA, Rogers Dry Lakebed, USAF, Yeager
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Neil Armstrong OpEd in the Guardian
I was asked to write an opinion piece on Neil Armstrong’s passing for the Guardian. I thought a lot about the role he’s played in spaceflight history, not just because of the missions he flew but because of what he … Continue reading
Posted in Apollo, Gemini, History of Space Science, Mercury, Moon
Tagged American, Apollo, Armstrong, Gemini, Manned Spaceflight, Moon, NACA, NASA, Space Planes, Spaceflight, USAF, X-15
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Neil Armstrong: Ace Engineer and Hotshot Test Pilot
I walked in the house this afternoon to find a heap of emails, text messages, and voicemails about Neil Armstrong’s death. I was shocked. My next thought was that Armstrong will never be truly gone. When he stepped on the Moon on … Continue reading
Posted in Apollo, Gemini, History of Space Science, Manned Spaceflight
Tagged American, Apollo, Armstrong, Astronaut Selection, Dyna-Soar, Gemini, Manned Spaceflight, Moon, NASA, Spaceflight, USAF, X-15
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Vintage Space Fun Fact: Animals in Space Before NASA
For most people, early biological testing in space brings to mind Ham the chimp, angrily trying to bit any hand that came near him after his suborbital flight on a Redstone rocket. But Ham was launched on January 31, 1961, … Continue reading
Posted in History of Space Science, Manned Spaceflight
Tagged Launch Vehicles, US Navy, USAF
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A History of the Dyna-Soar
Over the last few days, I’ve been doing some research into the USAF Dyna-Soar or X-20 program, and its story is much more interesting than I realized. Like many of the unrealized programs of the early space age, its impact … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Manned Spaceflight, Soviet
Tagged American, Apollo, Dyna-Soar, Gemini, Landing Systems, Manned Spaceflight, Mercury Program, NASA, Space Planes, Space Shuttle, Spaceflight, US Navy, USAF, X-15
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