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‘The Right Stuff’ turns 40: Celebrating the space race movie classic
Gold Derby via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager took Philip Kaufman, the writer/director of the lauded 1983...
'The Right Stuff' at 40: Director Philip Kaufman on chasing demons in the sky to make a true...
Space via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSpace.com has an exclusive interview with director Philip Kaufman for the 40th anniversary of "The...
Lawmakers call for a Chuck Yeager Commemorative Stamp
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDec. 9—West Virginians in the Congress are urging the United States Postal Service to issue a stamp honoring a West Virginian hero who served his country during World War II and later became ...
He was almost America’s first Black astronaut, but Ed Dwight holds no grudges against Edwards AFB
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBAKERSFIELD, CalIf. (KGET) — There’s a new documentary airing on streaming services right now that reveals a different side of the early-’60s test-flight school at Edwards Air Force Base. It ...
Famous birthdays for Feb. 13: Robbie Williams, Henry Rollins
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 months agoRobbie Williams attends the premiere of "Killers Of The Flower Moon" at the 76th Cannes Film...
World War II plane dedicated to Chuck Yeager vanished from I-80 view. What happened to it?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIf you cruised on Interstate 80 near Madison Avenue in Sacramento back in the early 2000s, you might...
Today in History: October 14, Martin Luther King wins Nobel Peace Prize
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoToday in History Today is Saturday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2023. There are 78 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 14, 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King ...
From North Korea fighter pilot to Embry-Riddle professor: Remembering Kenneth Rowe
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDAYTONA BEACH − No Kum-Sok's dramatic escape from North Korea by flying his MiG-15 fighter jet to a...
How NASA Is Fixing Supersonic Flight’s Big Loud Problem
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPhoto courtesy Lockheed Martin/NASAEvery holiday season seems to bring with it massive air travel...
Dick Rutan, co-pilot of around-the-world flight, dies at 85
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDick Rutan co-piloted the Voyager around the world in 1986, taking off from and landing at Edwards...