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- Carpenter's Flight
50 years ago today, Scott Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962. He piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth. In this photo, taken on May 24, 1962, Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter looks into his Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft, the Aurora 7, before being inserted to begin the launch. Image Credit: NASA
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Daily Archives: March 2, 2010
AWESOME
The word awesome has had some interesting evolution in it’s use throughout my lifetime. After seeing the picture below, I cannot think of a better one work description.
Posted in Culture, Humor
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Big doings at SCOTUS today. B…
Big doings at SCOTUS today. Be interesting to see how they view the 14th Amd after they hear arguments and reach a decision
Taking Back the Infantry Half-Kilometer | Defense Tech
A nice piece in Defense Tech, that leads to the source article. In short, the Army’s approach to training and fighting was great for Iraq and an urban environment. In Afghanistan… not working so well. Long range fire fights are … Continue reading
Posted in Military, Technology
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