Category Archives: Aerospace

A Brief Video History Of The U.S. Air Force

Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 by MegaZone

I’m not sure what the occasion is, but Lockheed Martin released this six minute video which is basically a quick overview of the history of the U.S. Air Force. I still find the technique of adding motion to old photos … Continue reading →

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SpaceX Conducts Falcon 9 Launch Pad Static Fire

Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 by MegaZone

SpaceX Monday Conducted a static fire of their Falcon 9 launcher on the pad at Cape Canaveral in anticipation of the planned May 7th launch of their Dragon capsule to the ISS. If the mission is successful it will be … Continue reading →

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NASA Begins Second Round Of J-2X Testing

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 by MegaZone

We’ve seen a previous video on the evolution of the J-2X rocket engine. As I posted before, the original J-2 was used on the second (S-II) and third (S-IVB) stages of the mighty Saturn V moon rocket. The J-2X update … Continue reading →

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F-35C First Formation Flight

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 by MegaZone

The first two Lockheed Martin F-35C carrier variant aircraft, CF-1 & CF-2, recently conducted their first formation flight. The F-35C is the largest of the three Lightning II variants with larger wings and horizontal tail surfaces, a strengthened tailhook for … Continue reading →

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Lockheed Martin: 100 Years Of Innovation

Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2012 by MegaZone

In 1912 the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company was founded, and later renamed the Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company after the founding brothers, Allan and Malcolm Loughead. In 1926 the company became the Lockheed Aircraft Company – using the phonetic spelling. Also founded … Continue reading →

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