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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Completes First Full Ship Shock Trial Event – 18 June 2021

The following was released by the U.S. Navy about the "Shock Trial" event: On Friday, June 18, the USS Gerald…

June 22, 2021

STS-107 – Columbia Disaster – February 1, 2003

Background On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon reentering Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members. The…

February 12, 2018

STS-51 – Challenger Disaster – January 28, 1986

Background Challenger was destroyed in the second minute of STS-51-L, the orbiter's tenth mission, on January 28, 1986 at 11:38:00…

March 2, 2015

Project A119 – “A Study of Lunar Research Flights”

Background Project A119, also known as "A Study of Lunar Research Flights", was a top-secret plan developed in 1958 by…

March 1, 2015

4,000 tons of shells explode in Central Russia, October 2012

According to RT.com: More than 4,000 tons of shells exploded near a military testing ground some 40 kilometers from the…

February 28, 2015