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MW 18014 was a German A-4 test rocket [nb 1] launched on 20 June 1944, [1] [2] [3] at the Peenemünde Army Research Center in Peenemünde.It was the first human-made object to reach outer space, attaining an apogee of 176 kilometres (109 mi), well above the Kármán line that was established later as the lowest altitude of space. [4]
Atmospheric entry speed of the Galileo atmospheric probe—Fastest controlled atmospheric entry for a human-made object. 66,000: 240,000: 150,000 0.00022: Lower speed bound of the steel plate cap from the Pascal-B nuclear test of Operation Plumbbob. [26] [circular reference] 70,220: 252,800: 157,100 0.00023: Speed of the Helios 2 solar probe ...
The Stardust sample-return capsule was the fastest man-made object ever to reenter Earth's atmosphere, at 28,000 mph (ca. 12.5 km/s) at 135 km altitude. This was faster than the Apollo mission capsules and 70% faster than the Shuttle. [1] PICA was critical for the viability of the Stardust mission, which returned to Earth in 2006.
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Dorothy Levitt, in a 19 kW (26 hp) Napier, at Brooklands, England, in 1908. The FIA does not recognize separate men's and women's land speed records, because the records are set using motorized vehicles, and not muscle-powered vehicles, so the gender of the driver does not matter; however, unofficial women's records have long been claimed, seemingly starting with Dorothy Levitt's 1906 record ...
Sep. 27—On September 27, 1956, Captain Milburn Grant "Mel" Apt became the fastest man alive during his test flight aboard the Bell X-2 supersonic aircraft, reaching speeds three times faster ...
The following is a list of speed records for various types of vehicles.This list only presents the single greatest speed achieved in each broad record category; for more information on records under variations of test conditions, see the specific article for each record category.
Team USA's Noah Lyles took the gold in the men’s 100-meter final at the Paris Olympics — by five thousandths of a second. Lyles, who won Sunday with a time of 9.784 seconds, came out just ...