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NASA flew zero gravity flights on various aircraft for many years. In 1959 Project Mercury astronauts trained in a C-131 Samaritan aircraft dubbed the "vomit comet". [23] Twin KC-135 Stratotankers were used until December 2004 and later retired. One, a KC-135A registered N930NA (also known as NASA 930, formerly USAF serial no. 59-1481), flew ...
In 1959, a C-131 was the first aircraft to be used as a reduced-gravity aircraft or 'vomit comet', for astronaut training as part of Project Mercury. [7] [8] [9] A Samaritan was the first aircraft used as a flying gunship testbed in mid-1963, in a program known as "Project Tailchaser". [10]
The property began as Foxy's Deli, opened by Abe Fox (1914–2004) in April 1955. The deli was the first restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip to allow black people, and was popular among celebrities, local business leaders, and tourists for its fresh food that was flown in from Los Angeles on a daily basis.
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) appears in the western sky shortly after sunset above rock formations in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area on October 13, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A California Restaurant Introduces 'Vomit Fee' Kevin Trimmer - Getty Images For customers at a California restaurant, a bottomless mimosas binge could cost them a lot more than just their dignity.
On April 21, 2007, it began regular flights from Las Vegas for the general public [7] at ticket prices of US$3,675. Good Morning America aired promotional footage [ 8 ] featuring the show's weatherman Sam Champion during a preview flight in Ohio . [ 9 ]
Hudson Valley residents may have a chance to spot a rare comet in the sky the last two weeks of October. Find out the best time to see it.
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