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On 7/18/74, @NASA bought a @Boeing 747-123 from @AmericanAir for ~$15.6 million. According to NASA, “At the time of purchase, the aircraft had logged about 9,000 flight hours.”
It’s pictured here shortly after conversion in this #NASA photo. #OnThisDay
It’s pictured here shortly after conversion in this #NASA photo. #OnThisDay
The red, white, & blue paint stripes from the @AmericanAir livery was even left in place. The NASA Worm logo was added on the tail. More historical pictures can be seen here:
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45 uears ago yesterday-
On July 15th, 1975, the United States & the Soviet Union launched two rockets on a brave new mission.
These rockets weren’t launched on Cold War military missions. Rather, they lifted off on the first international mission in space. #space
On July 15th, 1975, the United States & the Soviet Union launched two rockets on a brave new mission.
These rockets weren’t launched on Cold War military missions. Rather, they lifted off on the first international mission in space. #space
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project was part of the détente between the US and the USSR in the later years of the Cold War.
American astronauts Thomas Stafford, Vance Brand, and Deke Slayton launched on a Saturn IB rocket with the Apollo CSM and docking adaptor needed for the mission.
American astronauts Thomas Stafford, Vance Brand, and Deke Slayton launched on a Saturn IB rocket with the Apollo CSM and docking adaptor needed for the mission.
Slayton was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts but was sidelined due to a medical condition.
Slayton served as the director of flight crew operations for almost a decade from 1963 to 1972 and helped shape the crews of NASA’S missions during Gemini and Apollo.
Slayton served as the director of flight crew operations for almost a decade from 1963 to 1972 and helped shape the crews of NASA’S missions during Gemini and Apollo.
