When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Beach Abort - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_Abort

    Objectives of the test were a performance evaluation of the escape system, the parachute and landing system, and recovery operations in an off-the-pad abort situation. [1] The test took place at NASA's Wallops Island, Virginia, test facility on May 9, 1960. In the test, the Mercury spacecraft and its Launch Escape System were fired from ground ...

  3. Wallops Flight Facility - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallops_Flight_Facility

    The Wallops Island Launch Site includes six launch pads, three blockhouses for launch control, and assembly buildings to support the preparation and launching of suborbital and orbital launch vehicles. The NASA Wallops Flight Facility Range. The Wallops Research Range includes ground-based and mobile systems, and a range control center.

  4. Game demo - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_demo

    An example of a game demo in disc format. The availability of demos varies between formats. Systems that use cartridges typically did not have demos available to them, unless they happen to be digital, due to the cost of duplication, whereas systems supporting more cheaply produced media, such as tapes, floppy disks, and later CD-ROM and DVD-ROM, do.

  5. Top 25 MySpace games of Dec. 2010: The land beyond ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/2010-12-02-top-25-myspace-games...

    Filling out the rest of this month's top MySpace games are a slew of pet care games such as SuperPoke Pets by Slide in ninth place with RockYou Pets tailing behind them in the 10 spot.

  6. Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallops_Flight_Facility...

    The outside grounds has a rocket garden consisting of rockets and aircraft used for space and aeronautical research, including a full-scale four-stage reentry vehicle used to study the Earth's atmosphere. In addition, the visitor center has educational programs on Earth and space science. It is also a viewing area for rocket launches. [2]

  7. Little Joe 1B - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Joe_1B

    The mission was launched January 21, 1960, from Wallops Island, Virginia. The Little Joe 1B flew to an apogee of 9.3 statute miles (15.0 km) and a range of 11.7 miles (18.9 km) out to sea. Miss Sam survived the 8 minute 35 second flight in good condition.

  8. Category:Adventure games set in space - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Adventure_games...

    Pages in category "Adventure games set in space" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.

  9. Wallops has big Electron rocket launch set for this week, and ...

    www.aol.com/wallops-big-electron-rocket-launch...

    For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us