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  2. Yves Rossy - Wikipedia

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    Yves Rossy (born 27 August 1959) is a Swiss military-trained pilot and an aviation enthusiast. He is known as the inventor of a series of experimental individual jet packs, the latest using carbon-fiber wings for flight.

  3. Alan Shepard - Wikipedia

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    Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut.In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon, at age 47.

  4. Commando Cody - Wikipedia

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    This was first released (for contractual reasons) to movie theaters instead of TV. Republic, meanwhile, released both of the "rocket man" serials during 1953. [4] [8] A feature film was made from the King of the Rocket Men serial called Lost Planet Airmen, later inspiring the name of the rock group Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen.

  5. Alexander Lippisch - Wikipedia

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    Alexander Martin Lippisch (2 November 1894 – 11 February 1976) was a German aeronautical engineer, a pioneer of aerodynamics who made important contributions to the understanding of tailless aircraft, delta wings and the ground effect, and also worked in the U.S.

  6. LGM-30 Minuteman - Wikipedia

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    351st Missile Wing LGM-30 Minuteman Missile Launch Sites The 510th SMS operated Emergency Rocket Communication System (ERCS) missiles in addition to Minuteman II ICBMs. The 351st SMW was inactivated under START-I. The first silo was imploded on 8 December 1993 and the last on 15 December 1997.

  7. Man who claims Earth is flat says he'll prove his belief by ...

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    A man who remains convinced that the Earth is flat intends to prove it once and for all, and an effort to that end will involve launching himself 1,800 feet through the sky and taking photos of ...

  8. A Major “West Wing” Reunion Is Coming to “The ... - AOL

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    The role reunites him with his former West Wing costar, Allison Janney, who played Press Secretary C.J. Cregg. Whitford, 65 is slated to play a character named Todd Penn in the upcoming season.

  9. Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet - Wikipedia

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    The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet is a rocket-powered interceptor aircraft primarily designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt.It is the only operational rocket-powered fighter aircraft in history as well as the first piloted aircraft of any type to exceed 1,000 kilometres per hour (620 mph) in level flight.