IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is the Sonic Wind 2 rocket sled ...
On a clear December day in 1954, Colonel John Stapp, a physician and flight surgeon, strapped in for a ride that would earn him the nickname of “The Fastest Man on Earth.” Stapp was testing what he ...
The mechanical voice of the loudspeaker cracked across the clear, dry air of New Mexico’s Tularosa Valley: “Ten, nine, eight . . .” Safe in a concrete bunker, tense men at a periscope window kept ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This is the Sonic Wind 1 rocket sled, which was powered by nine solid fuel rockets with 40,000 pounds total thrust for ...
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