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It's sort of interesting for them to point this out. This is also why the Titan IV program came into being. The Space Shuttle simply not being available meant t
by sidewndr46 4y ago
It's sort of interesting for them to point this out. This is also why the Titan IV program came into being. The Space Shuttle simply not being available meant that it was needed to develop an equivalent unmanned lift vehicle. I think the same museum even has some stuff from a Titan IV on display
- JonSchneider 4y agoBelieve it or not, they have an entire Titan IV on display: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/692874/lockheed-martin-titan-ivb-rocket/ https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact... It's pretty impressive in person. (Scroll through the gallery that isn't obviously a gallery near the top to see it)
- joezydeco 4y agoThey actually have a CORONA satellite on display and will tell you all about how it worked. So you know we're three or four generations beyond that technology now. https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195923/cold-war-in-space-top-secret-reconnaissance-satellites-revealed/ https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact...
- sidewndr46 4y agoI remember as a kid we had textbooks that explained that the CORONA satellites were state of that art and used for surveillance. This was in the early 00s. Even then I looked at those little things and came to the conclusion that this was not in fact the entire extent of the US surveillance capabilities.
- joezydeco 4y agoWhat blew my mind was how large it was. You're thinking it's a camera...how large can that be? It's the size of a school bus.
- sidewndr46 4y agoI think you are thinking of KH-9 satellites. CORONA is just a tiny little thing.
- joezydeco 4y agoYes, thanks for the correction.
- euroderf 4y agoAs a teenager I tried to spec out a flying Titan III model using standard tube sizes from Estes. Never carried to fruition tho.