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At Museums, a Revolution Gains Momentum
New York Times· 12 hours ago“Maybe some of our visitors thought it was the Air and Space Museum,” she said of the popular institution next door ...
Two test launches of unarmed Minuteman III missiles scheduled June 4 and 6 from Vandenberg
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 5 days agoOn Thursday, Vandenberg Space Force Base announced two test launches of an unarmed Minuteman III...
Why the SR-71 Blackbird Never Gets Old
Smithsonian Magazine· 7 days agoLieutenant Colonel Ed Yeilding shot across the sky above California at 2,000 miles per hour. It was 4:30 in the morning on March 6, 1990, and the view from the cockpit of his Lockheed SR-71 ...
On this day in history, June 3, 1965, Ed White becomes first American to walk in space: 'Just...
Fox News· 1 day agoAstronaut Ed White became the first American to walk in space on this day in history, June 3, 1965....
22 Weird, Spooky Places in America to Explore
Cheapism via AOL· 7 days agoNot all tourist spots attract throngs of visitors. These places offer intrigue and visual appeal but also insight to less-explored parts of the nation's...
The Next Frontier: Black professionals aim high for NASA, STEM-related passions
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 5 days ago"I just pictured myself going up into space on this rocket, just experiencing zero gravity." Closer...
The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Going to College
New York Times· 1 day agoBenjamin B. Bolger has been to Harvard and Stanford and Yale. Over all, Bolger has 14 advanced degrees, plus an associate’s and a bachelor’s. Some of...
Why we always board a plane from its left side
Newsweek· 4 days agoEver notice that passengers are always boarded onto a plane from the left side of the aircraft? There are distinct functional and historical reasons why...
From Northern Lights to the Solar Eclipse - here’s DC’s 2024 natural phenomena coverage
FOX 5 Washington D.C.· 5 days agoThe Washington, D.C. region has experienced quite an eventful year for weather and natural phenomena...
Military Book Review America's First Aircraft Carrier: USS Langley and the Dawn of U.S. Naval...
Strategy Page· 1 day agoDr. Winkler, a retired naval officer who’s had a long career as an historian with the U.S. Naval Academy, the Smithsonian Air and Space
