Project Moby Dick — was a Cold War reconnaissance operation by the U.S. Military in which large balloons floated cameras over the Soviet Union. The spy balloons would photograph sensitive Soviet sites and hang in the air until a crew flying the C 119 Flying Boxcar… … Wikipedia
Project Vanguard — was a program managed by the United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), which intended to launch the first artificial satellite into Earth orbit using a Vanguard rocket as the launch vehicle.In response to the surprise launch of Sputnik 1 on… … Wikipedia
Skyhook balloon — The skyhook balloon launched in 1957 to photograph the sun Skyhook balloons were balloons developed by Otto C. Winzen and General Mills, Inc., and used by the United States Navy Office of Naval Research in the late 1940s and in the 1950s for… … Wikipedia
Itek — was a high technology company, specializing in special purpose optical systems, primarily cameras optimized for high altitude operation. It was founded in 1957, and acquired by Litton Industries in 1982. Litton was in turn acquired by the… … Wikipedia
Espionage balloon — An espionage balloon is a hot air balloon used for spying.Espionage balloons were a development of the observation balloons used before and during World War I behind the front line. Unlike observation balloons, espionage balloons were neither… … Wikipedia
Myasishchev M-55 — M 55 Myasishchev M 55 Geophysica at MAKS Airshow 2001 Role High altitude recon … Wikipedia
Forum of Caesar — The Forum of Caesar, also known as Caesaris [Hornblower, Simon and Antony Spawforth. The Oxford Classical Dictionary . 3d Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.] , is a section of the Forum Romanum in Rome. It was built by Julius Caesar in 46 … Wikipedia
Bioinformática — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La bioinformática, según una de sus definiciones más sencillas, es la aplicación de tecnología de computadores a la gestión y análisis de datos biológicos.[1] Los términos bioinformática, biología computacional y, en … Wikipedia Español
Imperial cult (ancient Rome) — Ancient Roman religion Marcus Aurelius (head covered) sacrificing at the Temple of Jupiter … Wikipedia
Military animal — Military animals are non human creatures that were used in warfare. They are used as working animals to aid in combat related applications or weaponized. Domesticated animals such as dogs, pigs, oxen, camels and horses are used for functions such … Wikipedia
