Cold War

Speed and the Cold War
Learn about the integral role speed played during the Cold War.
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A fighter-style jet in a completely vertical position in the air. The nose of the aircraft points toward the top of the photograph and the tail toward the bottom.

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Fri, Nov 05 2021
Building a Moon Rocket
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Rocket on launch pad
Fri, Nov 05 2021
A Soviet Moonshot: Interpreting the Diaries of Vasily Mishin
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A photographed portrait of Vasily Mishin.
Thu, Dec 17 2020
F-86s and MiGs over Korea
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Man in a helmet sits in an aircraft cockpit giving the okay sign with his right hand to a man in a cap and flight suit on his left
Wed, May 27 2020
Launching Astronauts from American Soil: Why is it Important?
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flag on wall on space station
Thu, Sep 20 2018
Transcribing Francis Gary Powers’ Soviet Prison Diary
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Francis Gary Powers' Diary
Fri, Sep 14 2018
Supplying a City by Air: The Berlin Airlift
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Operation Little Vittles, Berlin Airlift
Tue, Oct 03 2017
Sputnik and the Space Age at 60
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Sputnik Model in the <em>Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall</em>
Mon, Jan 02 2017
Presidential Briefings from 1960-70s Spotlight Soviet Missile and Space Programs
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Map with icons.
Wed, Aug 03 2016
Peace Through Strength: Two Cold War Weapons
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Reagan on left and Gorbachev negotiate amidst a crowd of onlookers.
Tue, Jul 19 2016
Charles Blair: Civilian Adventurer Turned Cold War Navigator
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Image of Charles Blair posing in the cockpit of Excalibur III

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