Sierra Hotel Blog
July 21st, 1961, Virgil "Gus" Grissom launched away from Cape Kennedy on the second Project Mercury flight, Mercury-Redstone 4, more famously known as Liberty Bell 7.The successful sub-orbital flight lasted 15 minutes and 37 seconds, proudly making Grissom the second...
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July 17th, 1994; The largest collision and explosion ever witnessed by mankind.Imagine a rock the size of Mt Everest moving at 60 kilometres per second(Yes, you read that right), whose impact caused an explosion of energy equivalent to 6,000,000...
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Here is a story that flight crews, animal lovers, and BBQ aficionados might enjoy. A few years ago, in August of 2017, a lone Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II was sighted with a most unusual marking on its side…a cow....
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Image Credit : Rob Hodgkins - G-BJRT BAC1-11 B.A.(15 July 1989) On June 10th, 1990, British Airways Flight 5390, a British Aircraft Corporation One-Eleven 528FL departed Birmingham Airport, England direct for Málaga Airport, Spain at 08:20 local time (07:20 UTC). At...
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It is my hope that during my brief passage through this universe, that I may share with you the joy of hearing the music of the stars... knowing that the composer was from a distant place and the songs were...
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