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Today In Aviation History - First flight of the SR-71 Blackbird
December 22, 1964 - Plant 42 in Palmdale, Ca
1/The first flight of an SR-71 Blackbird takes place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, piloted by
Today In Aviation History - First flight of the SR-71 Blackbird
December 22, 1964 - Plant 42 in Palmdale, Ca
1/The first flight of an SR-71 Blackbird takes place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, piloted by
2/Robert J. Gilliland. The SR-71 reaches a top speed of Mach 3.4 (~2,588 mph) during flight testing.
Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_…
Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_…
Y'all. Y'ALL. Did you all know about the Cosmosphere in little Hutchinson, Kansas? Because if you didn't, strap in I'm about to BLOW YOUR MIND.
That photo up there is just the lobby. That's the underbelly of a legit SR-71 that they had to BUILD THE LOBBY around. Oh and the actual recovered and restored Mercury Liberty Bell capsule from Grissom's flight. Did you notice the T-38 in the background? JUST THE LOBBY.
Their Hall of Space starts with a side-by-side exhibit of US and Soviet space artifacts in a beautiful, informative chronological setup. Like this RD107. This is the largest collection of Soviet pieces outside of Moscow and the largest combined collection IN THE WORLD.
La foto curiosa.
1. Un B-2 Spirit se acerca a repostar combustible a un avión cisterna. Hay algunas cosas que llaman la atención en la foto, y una de ellas, es esa ventana circular al lado de la cabina. Se trata de una unidad de navegación Astro-Inertial (AIU), denominado NAS-26
1. Un B-2 Spirit se acerca a repostar combustible a un avión cisterna. Hay algunas cosas que llaman la atención en la foto, y una de ellas, es esa ventana circular al lado de la cabina. Se trata de una unidad de navegación Astro-Inertial (AIU), denominado NAS-26
2. y permite a la tripulación conocer su situación sin depender del Sistema Inercial clásico o del GPS, que puede ser interferido, o peor aún, los propios satélites podrían ser destruidos con un arma antisatélite, tecnología que además de EEUU también la posee RUSIA y China.
3. Por citar un ejemplo, en diciembre de 2006, la 'US National Reconnaissance Office', una de las agencias más importantes del Departamento de Defensa de los Estados Unidos y un integrante de la Comunidad de Inteligencia, lanzó al espacio al satélite de reconocimiento 'USA 193'.
Those of you fascinated by the SR71 spy plane know that its retirement is considered part of space assets' proliferation. I found it interesting how @SenMarkKelly's question was answered about space capabilities and C2 during the United States Indo-Pacific Command hearing. (1/8)
I will post the video below, but here is the extract of the back and forth w/@INDOPACOM's Admiral Davidson:
Q: in Jan 2007, China conducted an anti-satellite test against one of their own non-operational weather satellites, with a kinetic kill vehicle.
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Q: in Jan 2007, China conducted an anti-satellite test against one of their own non-operational weather satellites, with a kinetic kill vehicle.
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A: We have to build resiliency into our space apparatus that happens with other space assets. It happens with creating airborne and other terrestrial alternatives to fulfil that. And it changes the calculus in space as well.
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