He said, “They’ll probably put you in a tech school after you finish your basic training, but when your time comes up to enter a flying school class, that all goes away. They’ll reassign you to an air base where you’ll be taught to fly.” They were absolutely correct. I went...
Jessica Watkins was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. Watkins reported for duty in August 2017 and completed two years of training as an Astronaut Candidate. The Colorado native earned a Bachelor of Science in Geological and Environmental Sciences from Stanford University,...
"No , I could not have done it without her. She supported our family, the kids and kept the home fires burning when we were training," he said.
After their initial training, the ASCANS will shed this somewhat ignoble title, graduate and receive their silver astronaut pins. It will be a great day for them. They will wear this pin exactly once, as they move one step closer to realizing the dream of wearing one made of gold. Follow...
In July 1961 the Air Force recommended production of its visionary Space Launching System for the SLV-4 requirement. The A-388 'Phoenix' variant of the modular booster would provide Dyna-Soar's ride to orbit. This was overturned three months later and the Titan 3 became the heavy-launch ...
- . The first Thor IRBM flight test missile was assembled in the Douglas plant in Santa Monica, California.. 1956 September 1 - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. LV Family: Thor, Atlas. Vandenberg chosen as location for USAF ICBM and IRBM operations and training. - . Related Persons: , Quarles...
The first stage was cannibalized; the upper stages were incorporated into the 1M1 mock-up for further training of the launch crews. While the next N1, 3L, was being completed, this modified 1M1 was moved back to the pad for further ground tests and launch crew training. It remained ...