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    Weird and Interesting NY Times Article on the discovery of Willy Ley's Ashes

    This was unexpected. Probably also what the guy who found the can said. The article is not behind a paywall at the moment, but let me know if it becomes inaccessible. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/nyregion/willy-ley-rocket-ashes.html
    • NavarchNicias
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    • apollo program author cold war german empire nazi germany popular culture pre-world war ii rocket rocket engineer science writer space age space race space scientist united states weimar republic world war i
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    • Forum: The Bar
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    Tiny Tim Rocket Zero-Length Launch Rack

    Hello, Described in both Naval Fighters #75: Grumman F7F Tigercat and F7F Tigercat in Action is a zero-length launch rack for launching the 11.75" Tiny Tim rocket without need for a drop beforehand, developed at NOTS China Lake and intended for the F7F. Evidently it seems it's only for the...
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    Isar Aerospace completes testing of first Spectrum rocket

    https://spacenews.com/isar-aerospace-completes-testing-of-first-spectrum-rocket/
    • edwest4
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    • cold war ii federal republic of germany rocket rockets
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    • Forum: The Bar
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    German WW1 "Le Prieur" clones

    Hello, Recently I got a hold of Weird Wings of WW1 and in it there's mentions of German copies of the Le Prieur rocket system being tested at Doberitz, I tried looking more into this but I couldn't find anything. Anyone has any more input? Pictures of the system being mounted on Halberstadt...
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    Project Verticon

    Hi, from the CIA archive (link) a detailed report about the Verticon project, a photo recce payload to be used with Aerobee rockets.
    • Temistocle
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    • battlefield reconnaisance central intelligence agency cold war covert operations defense products division fairchild camera and instrument corporation meteorological survey photo-recce photographic reconnaissance rocket strategic reconnaissance tactical reconnaissance united states vertical firing rockets weather reconnaissance
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
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    Royal Flying Corps 1917 Guided Rocket?

    Wandered into this from another board https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_unmanned_aerial_vehicles_of_World_War_I Archibald Low stated "in 1917 the Experimental Works designed an electrically steered rocket... Rocket experiments were conducted under my own patents with the help of Cdr...
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    WW2 German "Ursel" Underwater Rocket

    Hi everybody I am searching more informations about the german Project "Ursel". It should be a anti-destroyer rocket for the XXI submarines ! This is the only drawing I have found http://www.whq-forum.de/invisionboard/lofiversion/index.php/t21854.html Sorry for this strange source ! Many...
    • moin1900
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    • anti-ship kriegsmarine nazi germany rocket submarine third reich world war ii
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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