aerospace supremacy
71Exploration of the Moon — Apollo 12 lunar module Intrepid prepares to descend towards the surface of the Moon. NASA photo. The physical exploration of the Moon began when Luna 2, a space probe launched by the Soviet Union, made an impact on the surface of the Moon on …
72AUTEC - Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center — The U.S. Navy s Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) is an instrumented laboratory that performs integrated three dimensional hydrospace/aerospace trajectory measurements covering the entire spectrum of undersea simulated warfare …
73History of the United States Air Force — The United States Air Force became a separate military service on September 18, 1947, with the implementation of the National Security Act of 1947. [The primary source for the history of the USAF prior to 1947 is Winged Shield, Winged Sword: A… …
74Albert Caquot — Infobox Person name = Albert Caquot image size = 100 birth date = July 1, 1881 birth place = Vouziers, France death date = death date and age|1976|11|28|1881|7|1 death place = Paris, France nationality = FRA occupation = inventor and engineer… …
75The Sky People — Infobox Book name = The Sky People title orig = translator = image caption = author = S. M. Stirling illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = alternate history publisher = Tor Books release date =… …
76Military of Iran — Infobox National Military country=Iran name=Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran native name= caption= caption2= founded= disbanded= branches= *Army **Ground Forces ** **Navy *IRGC **Ground Forces **Navy **Air Force **Quds Force **Basij… …
77brazil — /breuh zil /, n. brazilwood. [1350 1400; ME brasile < ML < It < Sp brasil, deriv. of brasa live coal (the wood being red in color) < Gmc; see BRAISE] * * * Brazil Introduction Brazil Background: Following three centuries under the rule of… …
78Brazil — Brazilian /breuh zil yeuhn/, adj., n. /breuh zil /, n. a republic in South America. 164,511,366; 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). Cap.: Brasília. Portuguese and Spanish, Brasil. Official name, Federative Republic of Brazil. * * * Brazil… …
79Moscow — /mos koh/ or, for 1, 2, / kow/, n. 1. Russian, Moskva. a city in and the capital of the Russian Federation, in the W part: capital of the former Soviet Union. 8,967,000. 2. Also called Grand Duchy of Moscow. Muscovy (def. 1). 3. a city in W Idaho …
80Korea, South — Introduction Korea, South Background: After World War II, a republic was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a Communist style government was installed in the north. The Korean War (1950 53) had US and other UN forces… …
