Communications Satellites

11 Feb
2022
February 11, 2022

Zombie Satellites: The Tale of Lincoln Experimental Satellite 1

Hearing the term “zombie satellite” immediately conjures an image of a poor plot device for some scifi B-movie where dead satellites come to life looking to […]
Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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3 Nov
2016
November 3, 2016

The USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory Test Flight

At the dawn of the Space Age, the various branches of the US military all had their own grandiose plans for dominating space. Although the founding […]
Manned Spaceflight, Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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18 Jun
2015
June 18, 2015

The First Missions of the Titan IIIC

From the first flight of the Titan IIIC in 1965 to the last flight of the Titan IVB four decades later, the Titan III and IV […]
Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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18 Dec
2014
December 18, 2014

Vintage Micro: The Talking Atlas

For many people today, it is difficult to conceive of a world without all of the space technology that we now take for granted. One of […]
Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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1 Sep
2014
September 1, 2014

The First Titan III Launches

The Titan III and its successor, the Titan IV, served the heavy-lift launch requirements of not only the Department of Defense but also for NASA especially […]
Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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