And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
A branch of the military instead of a celebrated agency devoted to exploration and science, with wondrous successes like Voyager and New Horizons and Webb telescope? "NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery.” Sounds like the current fed cronies have not gotten around to adjusting NASA’s above mission statement. Yet.
Sharp, pointy things?
ReplyDeleteOversized Lawn darts?
Brothers from different mothers?
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On the black airplane - no rear wheels, for the landing gear?
ReplyDeleteThose are Fred Flintstone feet that allow it to taxi.
DeleteSilver is F-104 Starfighter, chase plane. Black is X-15 rocket plane. Skids in the rear are the landing gear, tires would have blown instantly.
ReplyDeleteCertainly in their own right two fantastic aircraft of an age passed and gone. Great thing is the quality of the photographic record, top shelf film.
ReplyDeletewhen NASA was great and not what it has become now.
ReplyDeleteA branch of the military instead of a celebrated agency devoted to exploration and science, with wondrous successes like Voyager and New Horizons and Webb telescope? "NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery.” Sounds like the current fed cronies have not gotten around to adjusting NASA’s above mission statement. Yet.
DeleteDon't forget money distribution to privileged corporations.
DeleteChildren of the slide rule.
ReplyDelete4500 mph (Mach 6.7) in 1967!!
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