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In the annals of military firepower, few weapons have achieved the legendary status of the M134 GAU-17 Vulcan, a Gatling gun that epitomizes the term "firepower." This 7.62mm electrically-driven marvel, with a fire rate that reaches an astonishing 6,000 rounds per minute (rpm), has been a staple in the U.S. military's arsenal for air and…
NASA s Dana Weigel will helm the International Space Station program for NASA. She will succeed Joel Montalbano, who will take on an associate administrator position in April.
The Air Force and Boeing developed the X-20 Dyna-Soar (Dynamic Soaring) from 1959 to 1962. Intended as a reusable recon and research craft boosted by a Titan rocket, the craft was also envisioned as a hypersonic bomber. Indeed, the X-20 had all the makings of a game-changing platform before it was cancelled in 1963.