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  1. quellish

    Sandia Extended Range Bomb (ERB) concept

    In the late 1970s Sandia explored the design of a maneuvering glide bomb, the Extended Range Bomb: "Aerodynamic Design of an Extended Range Bomb" https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/3.57916 "TIGER -- A technology to improve the delivery capability of nuclear bombs and the survivability of the...
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    • cold war department of energy late 1970s nuclear battlefield sandia laboratories sandia national laboratories united states united states air force
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  2. hesham

    Electron ray for space test 1986

    Hi, an old system to use Electron ray against space targets in 1986 in USA,designed by Sandia Labs and sponsored by Air Force Weapons Laboratory and DARPA. page 81...
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    • 1986 air force weapons laboratory anti-satellite cold war late 1980s sandia laboratories space weapons strategic defense initiative united states
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  3. Graham1973

    Hughes/Sandia - Pioneer Mars Orbiter (1974)

    Concerned about the cost of Viking 1 & 2, NASA looked at lower cost alternatives for the 1977 & 1979 Mars launch opportunities . One of the proposed missions was to use a modified version of the Pioneer Venus Orbiter to carry six RTG powered penetrators to Mars. Once the spacecraft entered...
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    • cold war hughes aircraft company jet propulsion laboratory mars nasa sandia laboratories sandia national laboratories space age space race united states
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
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