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[lonestarbattleship]

USS Mississippi (BB-41) underway in the Pacific Ocean, on April 12, 1945.

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Advanced Space Transportation Program (ASTP)

"This is a computer generated image of a Shuttle launch utilizing 2nd generation Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) flyback boosters, a futuristic concept that is currently undergoing study by NASA's Space Launch Initiative (SLI) Propulsion Office, managed by the Marshall Space Fight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, working in conjunction with the Agency's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Currently, after providing thrust to the Space Shuttle, the solid rocket boosters are parachuted into the sea and are retrieved for reuse. The SLI is considering vehicle concepts that would fly first-stage boosters back to a designated landing site after separation from the orbital vehicle. These flyback boosters would be powered by several jet engines integrated into the booster capable of providing over 100,000 pounds of thrust. The study will determine the requirements for the engines, identify risk mitigation activities, and identify costs associated with risk mitigation and jet engine development and production, as well as determine candidate jet engine options to pursue for the flyback."

Date: April 3, 2000

NASA ID: 0001720

[aviatrix-ash]

I spy- a spicy green bean lurking in the hangar 👀👀

A whole sky lime

The plane museum's Tomcat got a fresh coat of primer. Now to spend the next 2 - 3 weeks lightly hand sanding any nicks and rough spots. Making sure the primer cured properly. They say this is not Zinc Chromate, something else, apparently it's hard to get now. :o

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[lonestarbattleship]

USS Massachusetts (BB-59) and USS Indiana (BB-58) opens fire on Kaimaishi, on August 9, 1945. Photographed from USS Indiana.

Note: this is the last battleship bombardment of World War II.

NHHC: 80-G-339333, 80-G-339340

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[erns6203jul22-a]

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[lonestarbattleship]

USS Iowa (BB-61) firing her 16 inch guns of turrets #1 and #2 during a main battery gunnery exercise on the Atlantic Ocean, on April 23, 1987.

NARA: 6422639, 6422634, 6422635, 6422641, 6422640, 6422642, 6422643, 6422636, 6422637, 6422638

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Willard Womack Following

Dougls SBD-5

Production line 1943. This star was officially used only from June to September of 1943. Since these are on the production line I would assume it this is the time frame of the photo.

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