Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, was launched into space. It was built and launched by the Union of Soviet Socialist…
The Minitrack System Blossom Point Proving Ground in Maryland would be the hub where all the elements of the network…
The Vanguard Project from the Naval Research Laboratory was selected to be the US submission into the International Geophysical Year…
The International Geophysical Year (IGY) was established by President Dwight Eisenhower as a result of influence from the international science…
The XF-92A, which had a minor landing mishap in 1953, was the concept for the first delta wing fighter in…
Written under his pen name, J.J. Coupling, John R. Pierce wrote the article, “Don’t Write, Telegraph!” for Astounding Science Fiction…
