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U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Have One Enemy They Fear Most (Not Russia or China)

A “tragic” 1969 fire aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was “caused by a huffer” (an aircraft starter unit) whose 590-degree exhaust was improperly aimed at a Zuni rocket. The warhead “cooked off” in 78 seconds,

Rocket launch from Cape Canaveral may be visible in West Palm Beach and Mar-a-Lago

ULA Atlas V rocket launch scrubbed Nov. 5 and 6. There was another attempt to launch no earlier than 10:16 p.m. ET Thursday, Nov. 6. However, a scrub was announced before 10 p.m. Thursday. No new launch date was announced.
Jets Wire

ULA Atlas V rocket launch in Florida may be visible in Georgia, South Carolina

What time is liftoff? ULA Atlas V, Viasat mission may be visible for most of Florida pending weather. Did your city make rocket launch visibility map?

Launch/scrub recap of SpaceX and ULA doubleheader rocket launch night from Cape

Recap of the Starlink 6-81 launch and ViaSat-3 F2 scrub, which occurred Nov. 5 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Space.com on MSN

US military launches unarmed nuclear missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base

The unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
PRIMETIMER

How NASA’s bold first step launched today in 1961 marked the start of the rocket era that led to the Moon

NASA’s first Saturn I rocket launched on October 27, 1961, demonstrating heavy-lift capabilities and initiating the Saturn program that ultimately enabled crewed Apollo missions to the Moon.
Kansas City Star

Streak of fire to likely appear in morning sky off mid-Atlantic on Tuesday. Why?

A NASA rocket will carry student experiments to suborbital space Tuesday, Aug. 12. The launch window is 6 a.m. through 9 a.m. EDT and the rocket may be seen from Central North Carolina to New Jersey, experts say. NASA image A streak of fire will appear in ...
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