The Nimbus satellite program was an ambitious 20-year program designed to take weather forecasting, ozone analysis, sea ice measurement and global positioning technology into the space age. These
July 21, 1961 – NASA prepares for their second manned launch, a 15-minute suborbital shot designed to place astronaut Gus Grissom a hundred miles above the surface of
On Wednesday, July 22nd, the US Coast Guard suspended their search for diver Tom Pritchard. He was last seen diving near the wreck of the SS Andrea Doria,
Retired air conditioning magnate Thomas W. Kendall had a dream. The businessmen resolved to buy surplus PBY Catalinas, American seaplane and ubiquitous, Swiss Army knife of air transport,
A dangerous combination of wishful thinking and a pronounced misunderstanding of the physical world largely characterized submarine development prior to the year 1900. At sea level, water is
The development of the submarine weapon was a product of many different minds, all with varying intentions. Some were patriots, seeking the ultimate counter to the naval super-weapons
The development of the submarine weapon was a product of many different minds, all with varying intentions. Some were patriots, seeking the ultimate counter to the naval super-weapons
The development of the submarine weapon was a product of many different minds, all with varying intentions. Some were patriots, seeking the ultimate counter to the naval super-weapons
The development of the submarine weapon was a product of many different minds, all with varying intentions. Some were patriots, seeking the ultimate counter to the naval super-weapons
