At 8:15 pm on Monday, April 26, 1920, two men took to the stage of the Baird Auditorium in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Each man had been given 40 minutes ...

The X-51A Waverider is set to demonstrate hypersonic flight. Powered by a Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne SJY61 scramjet engine, it is designed to ride on its own shockwave and accelerate to about Mach 6.

Physical Description United States Army Air Corps 2nd Bombardment Group Distinctive Insignia; brass shield with four blue enamel aerial bombs depicted in center; engrailed paly of five verticals and ...

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

Home Explore Collection Objects Fabric, Aircraft, "1903 Wright Flyer" Download Image Download Image Download Image 3 Images ...

Taught in the GCA Radar School, 1946-1949 in Boca Raton, Florida and Biloxi, Mississippi. Awarded World War II Victory Medal. Qualified for West Point but did not attend. Wall of Honor profiles are ...

French Army Female General Valerie Andre is the first woman of the French army to become two-star General at the age of 54.

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Composite showing Col. Stapp during rocket sled test at Holloman AFB, NM. Test to study effects of bailout at high altitude and supersonic speeds. Photos 1-3 taken during acceleration phase: force = ...

During the Spring of 1937, Laura W. Heermance and Louise Tallman of Connecticut (USA) were taken to Europe by their aunt. They were loaned a 35 mm Leica camera with black and white film and Ms ...

Engineering Projects was bought by General Motors in 1940 for a speculated price in the $500,000 range and was re-named the Aeroproducts Division of GM. The company delivered only 73 of their novel ...

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 ...