The Space Race

A collection of 3 Posts

The Summer of 69 (Part 2 of 2) post image

The Summer of 69 (Part 2 of 2)

The Moon landings gave the summer of 1969 its defining story. But elsewhere in the world many other events of consequence were playing out

The Summer of 69 (Part 1 of 2) post image

The Summer of 69 (Part 1 of 2)

The Moon landings gave the summer of 1969 its defining story. But elsewhere in the world many other events of consequence were playing out

1950: Wind Tunnel at Langley Aeronautical Laboratory post image

1950: Wind Tunnel at Langley Aeronautical Laboratory

"Aerodynamic research into hypersonic speeds—perhaps in the region of 15,000 miles an hour—will ultimately be carried out"