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The operation consisted of 29 explosions, of which only two did not produce any nuclear yield.Twenty-one laboratories and government agencies were involved. While most Operation Plumbbob tests contributed to the development of warheads for intercontinental and intermediate range missiles, they also tested air defense and anti-submarine warheads with smaller yields.
The previous record, 42.73 million kilometers (26.55 million miles) from the Sun's surface, was set by the Helios 2 spacecraft in April 1976. [13] At its perihelion on 27 September 2023, the PSP's closest approach was 7.26 million kilometers (4.51 million miles), [ 14 ] reaching this distance again on 29 March 2024. [ 15 ]
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Nasa is flying the fastest human-made object ever made closer to the Sun than anything has ever been before. The space agency hopes that the Parker Solar Probe can get to the heart of many of the ...
In 1974, the new purpose-built Uralmash-15000 drilling rig was installed onsite, named after the new target depth, set at 15,000 metres (49,000 ft). [ 4 ] On 6 June 1979, the world depth record then held by the Bertha Rogers hole in Washita County, Oklahoma , United States, at 9,583 metres (31,440 ft), [ 5 ] was broken by Kola SG-3. [ 6 ]
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. As with many world records, there may be some dispute over the criteria for a record-setting event, the authority of the organization ...
The fastest wind speed ever recorded on Earth, caused by the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado. 150.6: 539: 337: 5 × 10 −7: Top speed of an internal-combustion-powered NHRA Top Fuel Dragster. 154 554.4 344.5 5.1 × 10 −7: Speed of the fastest crossbow arrow. 157: 575: 351: 5.2 × 10 −7: Top speed of experimental test TGV train in 2007 ...
The Apollo 10 crew (Thomas Stafford, John W. Young and Eugene Cernan) achieved the highest speed relative to Earth ever attained by humans: 39,897 kilometers per hour (11,082 meters per second or 24,791 miles per hour, about 32 times the speed of sound and 0.0037% of the speed of light). [14] The record was set 26 May 1969. [14]