1969 Aerospace

[claytoneddy]

Hush Kit. United Airlines 1978 Boeing 727 N7271U c/n 21418 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 engines. Oakland International Airport 1990's

[usafphantom2]

A-7E Corsair II of VA-72 aboard USS John F Kennedy during Gulf War Operations

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[usafphantom10]

Germany developed several surface-to-air missile (SAM) projects during World War II, but none saw operational combat before the war ended. The most famous and technologically significant was the supersonic Wasserfall, alongside other notable projects like the Rheintochter and Schmetterling.

@BoneyardSafari via X

[thestonecuttersguild]

NMUSAF

[popmech]

Inside the plant where Lockheed builds the F-35

[thevaultoftheatomicspaceage]

[usaac-official]

Mechanics work on the engine of a 1st Air Commando Group P-51A

[nasa]

Moon Joy June: Launch Inspo

Moon Joy June artists! Looking for a little inspiration? The prompt for this week is “Launch.” Here is a small collection of photos of the launch of the Artemis II mission, which took place on April 1, 2026. What followed was ten days of our Artemis astronauts circling the Moon, returning to Earth, and experiencing pure Moon joy all throughout.

You can find more launch photos here. If you’re feeling inspired to make some art, you can share your creations on Tumblr with the #ArtemisArtShow hashtag!

[nocternalrandomness]

A "Zulu Cobra" from USMC HMLA-267 resting at Fort Irwin National Training Center in California

[usafphantom2]

P-40E Warhawk

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[gemini-enthusiast]

Gemini VI-A rendezvous (note the "Beat Army" sign visible in window), Gemini VII.

[usafphantom2]

Three Kings under one roof. F/A-18s, F-15s, and AV-8Bs lined up inside McDonnell Douglas' St. Louis plant. We really lived through an era when American factories were cranking out some of the most iconic combat aircraft ever built, simultaneously! They just don't build 'em like this anymore.

@RealAirPower1 via X

[usafphantom7]

Macchi MC.200 Saetta

@EiseleRon01 via X

[longislandairpower]

[itsfullofstars]

ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY July 3, 2026 at 05:00PM On July 4th, 1997, using its own array of fireworks, a parachute, and a cocoon of airbags, the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft bounced like a giant beach ball at least 15 times before it came to rest on the surface of Mars at 10:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time. After its then novel airbag-assisted landing sequence was completed, Pathfinder transmitted this color mosaic to mission operators on Earth. In the scene from another world, the Mars Sojourner robot rover is visible in the foreground, crouched on top of the unfolded Pathfinder. About the size of a large house cat, the six-wheeled, solar-powered Sojourner became the first successful Martian rover. Surrounding Pathfinder are deflated airbags and the rock-strewn terrain of the Ares Vallis floodplain. In the distance Martian hills appear against a dusty brownish sky. The Pathfinder lander was subsequently renamed the Carl Sagan Memorial Station. Image: https://ift.tt/YIwu6k9 via NASA https://ift.tt/JyfrpaE APOD --> https://ift.tt/KBr7Vpn

[usafphantom2]

A dozen A-10C Thunderbolt II attack jets landed at RAF Lakenheath in U.K. earlier on Friday,sporting mission marks from operations in the Middle East as well as their distinctive nose art.the jets belong to 75th Fighter Squadron and arrived from Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.🇯🇴

@ELMObrokenwings via X

[usafphantom8]

A tail view of Short Sunderland Mark I, L5802 'SE-F', of Coastal Command at Pembroke Dock.

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