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The story of the Celestial Eagle, the only F-15 fighter jet to destroy a satellite – The Aviation Geek Club

The first and only time a satellite was destroyed by an F-15 came on Sep. 13, 1985 when an F-15A Eagle (76-0084) nicknamed ‘Celestial Eagle’ piloted by Major Wilbert D. `Doug’ Pearson destroyed the Solwind P78-1 satellite. The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather fighter designed to gain and maintain air supremacy. As the first US …

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NASA Contractor tells why the Space Shuttle smelled quite bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and unload – The Aviation Geek Club

Yes, the Space Shuttle smelled quite bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and unload. The Space Transportation System (STS) is the formal name of NASA’s Space Shuttle, consisting of an aircraft-like orbiter, two boosters and a huge external tank. The stack, as the composite of orbiter, tank and boosters is …

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The sheer stink of an Apollo cabin after two weeks was awe-inspiring: how Apollo Astronauts dumped on their way to the Moon and how they tried to stay clean without shower – The Aviation Geek Club

Apollo Astronauts had to make adjustments in various daily activities, including the way they ate, drank, dressed, and even went to bathroom. Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy on Jul. 16, 1969, carrying Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin into an initial Earth-orbit of 114 by …

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Here’s how NASA could have tried to rescue the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia if they had known the spacecraft was going to disintegrate on re-entry – The Aviation Geek Club

If NASA had known ahead of time Columbia was going to disintegrate on re-entry, how would they have gotten the astronauts down? On Jan. 16, 2003 space shuttle Columbia left Earth for its 28th and last flight. Even though at the time building the International Space Station was the main goal of the shuttle program, …

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X-37B Spaceplane lands after 908 days in space – The Aviation Geek Club

X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-6 was the first mission to introduce a service module-a ring attached to the rear of the vehicle expanding the number of experiments that can be hosted during a mission. The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-6 (OTV-6), the US Space Force’s unmanned, reusable spaceplane, successfully deorbited and landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center …

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Space Movie could make Top Gun: Maverick star Tom Cruise the First Civilian to Spacewalk Outside the International Space Station – The Aviation Geek Club

The project will have Cruise and the rest of the film crew take a rocket to the International Space Station to shoot parts of the movie in space. Top Gun: Maverick star Tom Cruise is set to star in a movie shot in space thanks to a partnership with NASA, and Universal wants to make …

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NASA bids farewell to SOFIA: the unique Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a reflecting telescope made its last flight – The Aviation Geek Club

NASA Boeing 747SP, registration N747NA, modified to carry a reflecting telescope for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), operated its last flight ever on Wednesday, Sep. 28, 2022. NASA Boeing 747SP, registration N747NA, modified to carry a reflecting telescope for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), operated its last flight ever on Wednesday, …

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NASA Contractor explains why the Space Shuttle smelled quite bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and unload – The Aviation Geek Club

Is true that the Space Shuttle smelled quite bad when ground crews got aboard after a flight to clean and unload? NASA’s shuttle fleet achieved numerous firsts and opened up space to more people than ever before during the Space Shuttle Program’s 30 years of missions. The space shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System …

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One Step Closer to Flight: time-lapse video shows manufacturing of the X-59 QueSST aircraft from May 2019 to June 2021 – The Aviation Geek Club

The time-lapse video in this post features the manufacturing of the X-59 QueSST and includes the merger of its main sections – the wing, tail assembly, and fuselage or forward section. The time-lapse video in this post features the manufacturing of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology, or QueSST, aircraft from May 2019 to June 2021 …

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If NASA had known ahead of time Space Shuttle Columbia was going to disintegrate on re-entry, they could have tried to rescue its crew. Here’s how. – The Aviation Geek Club

Columbia was the first space shuttle to fly in space; its first flight took place in April 1981, and it successfully completed 27 missions before the disaster. On its 28th flight, Columbia left Earth for the last time on Jan. 16, 2003. At the time, the shuttle program was focused on building the International Space …

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