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July 15th, 1945, "The Gadget" was detonated. Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army on July 16, 1945, as a result of the Manhattan Project. The new test...
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We are greatly saddened to report that General Joe Henry Engle, USAF pilot, aeronautical engineer, X-15 Test Pilot, NASA astronaut, and commander of two Space Shuttle missions, has flown west. Engle was born on August 26, 1932, in Chapman, Kansas,...
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One moment, etched in the annals of spaceflight lore, is the tale of Gus Grissom, John Young, and the infamous Gemini 3 corned beef sandwich.In the early days of manned space missions, starting with Project Mercury, the very first human...
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Operation Mole Cricket 19 also known as the "Bekaa Valley Turkey Shoot" occurred on June 9th, 1982, at the outset of the 1982 Lebanon War. The operation was the first time in history that a Western-equipped air force successfully destroyed...
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Clarence Emil “Bud” Anderson, a triple ace during WW2, received his baptism by fire on February 5th 1944 during his first mission, when he spotted a Messerschmitt Bf 109 in the midst of attacking a wounded B-17 Flying Fortress high...
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