Friday, April 15, 2005
Today In Aviation History
April 15, 1952. The prototype of that stalwart, venerable Cold Warrior, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, makes it's maiden flight.
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Story
Boeing B-52 First Flight
Tex Johnston was the test pilot, and in three years would become famous for barrell-rolling the Boeing 707 prototype.
Boeing B-52 Time-Line
B-52 Stratofortress Images
B-52 vs Terrorist Coin-Toss!
More B-52 Info!!
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April 15, 2005. TODAY!! A Soyuz rocket topped with a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft launches Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori, ISS Expedition 11 commander Sergei Krikalev and flight engineer John Phillips into space (0046 April 15 GMT) from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan where the local time was 6:46 a.m.
ISS Expedition 11 Information
ISS Expedition 11 Information and Launch Video
Congratulations to the Russians for being able to maintain their Space Program. I wish NASA would get off of their collective butts and get back in the air. The Columbia and Challenger accidents were tragic, but that is the cost of exploration. I salute the fallen astronauts and would never try to diminish their dedication and contribution to mankind. I just think it takes NASA far too long to recover!!!
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Story
Boeing B-52 First Flight
Tex Johnston was the test pilot, and in three years would become famous for barrell-rolling the Boeing 707 prototype.
Boeing B-52 Time-Line
B-52 Stratofortress Images
B-52 vs Terrorist Coin-Toss!
More B-52 Info!!
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April 15, 2005. TODAY!! A Soyuz rocket topped with a Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft launches Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori, ISS Expedition 11 commander Sergei Krikalev and flight engineer John Phillips into space (0046 April 15 GMT) from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan where the local time was 6:46 a.m.
ISS Expedition 11 Information
ISS Expedition 11 Information and Launch Video
Congratulations to the Russians for being able to maintain their Space Program. I wish NASA would get off of their collective butts and get back in the air. The Columbia and Challenger accidents were tragic, but that is the cost of exploration. I salute the fallen astronauts and would never try to diminish their dedication and contribution to mankind. I just think it takes NASA far too long to recover!!!
