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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
CONTINUITY: “Face to Face with Communism”, Film from 1951
Today, they'd probably say, “Isn't it great!”
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: Space Collection—Part 1: Saturn V Launch Vehicle Digital Computer and Titan III Computer
Here is an in-depth look at the IBM Saturn V Launch Vehicle Digital Computer with an engineer who worked on it in the Apollo program.
CONTINUITY: United Airlines Douglas DC-7 Overhaul
This film, from the late 1950s, shows the overhaul procedure for United Airlines' Douglas DC-7 airliners, the last piston-powered plane operated by the company, and previews the soon-to-dawn jet age.
CONTEXT: Cartoonist Firearms Literacy
— Johnny Dollar, freelance insurance investigator (@epeterd916) July 5, 2021
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: “Biography of a Missile”—1959 Film with Edward R. Murrow
This half hour film chronicles Juno II launcher AM-16 from fabrication in Huntsville, Alabama through its launch and very brief flight on July 16, 1959. At the end, the successful Juno II launch of Explorer 7 is shown. The Juno II, derived from the Jupiter missile, was one of NASA's less successful rockets. It was launched a total of ten times, with only four completely successful missions, then retired in favour more capable and reliable launch vehicles.
THE HAPPENING WORLD: Capella Space Synthetic Radar Smallsat Images Giza Pyramids, Boca Chica Starbase
How to interpret the Pyramids: The tip is closer than the base because of layover. The slope of the pyramids (~51 deg.) is larger than the look angle (~42 deg.). The surface that intuitively appears as the front face results from double bounced signals from the ground. pic.twitter.com/xc194YRuBW
— Capella Space (@capellaspace) July 5, 2021
Here is more information on Capella Space and the company's home page.