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Amateur idiot interested in space. Hoping to make more people aware of the crews and achievements of the Paraglider Research Vehicle, The Gemini Tow Test Vehicle and the Northrop HL10 Lifting Body. Other items do appear.
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America did not storm the beaches at Normandy alone on June 6, 1944. We had allies who fought with us. Allies from Britain, Canada, Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and Poland. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

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@freeforallpod.bsky.social Yes. Understandable. Yes. Understandable. Yes. Understandable. Wait. No John Sharpe? Outrageous!

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America did not storm the beaches at Normandy alone on June 6, 1944. We had allies who fought with us. Allies from Britain, Canada, Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), and Poland. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

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On the 6th of June 1969 Major Peter C. Hoag (United States Air Force) was in the pilots seat of the Northrop HL10. The vehicle achieved a speed of 727 kilometers per hour from an altitude of 13,716 meters. The unpowered glide lasted 3 minutes and 51 seconds. Photograph and information NASA.

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On the 6th of June 1962 Milton O. Thompson was in the pilots seat of the Paraglider Research Vehicle. The vehicle, Paresev 1A fitted with a 600 square foot Dacron wing, carried out one ground tow test and air tow test. Photos and information NASA.

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Source: The Daily Galaxy search.app/kTQho Shared via the Google App

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Chopped Liver & Unions tour dates . Join us! 🎟️: linktr.ee/BlueFireThea...

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On the 4th of June 1962 Milton O. Thompson was in the pilots seat of the Paraglider Research Vehicle. The vehicle, Paresev 1A fitted with a 600 square foot Dacron wing, carried out two ground tow tests. Photograoh and information NASA.

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And now, Ladies & Gentlemen .... Tadaaaaaammmmm..... The #GalileoSARmeet2025 has its Facebook page ! www.facebook.com/people/Galil... @euspa.bsky.social @cnes.fr @technology.esa.int

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My chums at @bluefiretheatre.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DKYyULoxqC...

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On the 1st of June 1971 an uncrewed flight of the Gemini Manned Orbiting Laboratory took place. The MOL capsule was launched on top of a Titan II launch vehicle. Photographs and information National Aeronautics and Space Administration/United States Air Force.

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Reminder that we couldn’t find a bookshop to sell books in Eastbourne tonight but I will be very happy to sign any books and will be hanging about and drinking wine as it has been a hell of a first month on tour wegottickets.com/event/659747/

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A wonderful interview with @lotski79.bsky.social about the @bluefiretheatre.bsky.social production of Chopped Liver and Unions. I've seen this play a couple of times over the years. Lottie gives it her all and belts out some terrific songs. Go and see it if you possibly can. youtu.be/utKpcbt75zQ?...

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Source: Euronews.com search.app/7nZHY Shared via the Google App

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Alice Mabel Headwards-Hunter was born in India #OTD in 1888. She was the first woman to become a Fellow of @RCSEd in 1920. The Hunter-Doig medal, which is awarded to a promising female surgeon, is named after Headwards-Hunter and Miss Caroline Doig. Find out more: www.rcsed.ac.uk/news-resourc...

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Space Force orders two more GPS IIIF satellites for $509.7 million Source: SpaceNews search.app/zc69g Shared via the Google App

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New Rocket Lab Price Target After $275 Million Deal Turns Heads Source: TheStreet Pro search.app/XdWKf Shared via the Google App

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We did a rather fun live BBC Front Row from Hay. With Alison Steadman, Gwyneth Lewis, Laura Bates on the real historical inspiration for her Arthurian female knights, Hisham Matar on Nagib Mahfouz and music from Outpost Drive. Plus live Radio 4 continuity..Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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On the 28th of May 1969 John A. Manke was in the pilots seat of the Northrop HL10 for its 19th flight. The vehicle achieved a speed of 1,312 kilometres per hour from an altitude of 18,959 meters. The flight lasted 6 minutes and 38 seconds. Photographs and information NASA.

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On the 28th of May 1968 John A. Manke was in the pilots seat of the Northrop HL10 for its 7th flight. The vehicle achieved a speed of 698 kilometers per hour from an altitude of 13,716 meters. The unpowered glide lasted 4 minutes and 5 seconds. Photograph and information NASA.

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EnduroSat raises $49 million to mass produce larger satellites Source: SpaceNews search.app/kznof Shared via the Google App

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Rocket Lab backer Outset raises $25M to fund New Zealand’s deep tech moonshots Source: TechCrunch search.app/Et3QM Shared via the Google App

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Empyreum, Italy’s new satellite platform for the constellation era Source: SpaceNews search.app/H4eSq Shared via the Google App

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Pontypridd and Crickhowell are sold out but tickets available for TONIGHT in SWANSEA

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This is going to sound incredibly earnest and preachy but fuck it. Support creative people. Buy their stuff. Share it on here. Music, art, words, whatever. Things made by humans for humans.

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A video from our friends at PLD Space. 🇪🇸 youtu.be/58biv9yTXu0?...

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🧑🍳 Come and taste the most iconic iguarias at the Terra e Mar gastronomic fair in Viana do Castelo! Local cuisine, music, show-cooking sessions, and a fan zone to watch the Portuguese Cup final! Photos: Viana do Castelo City Hall. #vianadocastelo #food #Portugal #gastronomy #sea #photography

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De nuestros amigos en PLD Space. youtu.be/LVrU1PX0lUU?...

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Locusts went down a storm in Brighton last night. Such an incredible response. I’m kinda humbled. We’re back there on Saturday at 2pm, then off to Edinburgh in August, and then maybe other places too. So proud, and knackered!

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Rocket Lab launches The Sea God Sees (iQPS Launch 2) Source: SatNews Publishers search.app/bGDvg Shared via the Google App

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