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18 hours ago · Parachutists jumped from World War II-era planes into now peaceful Normandy to kick off a week of ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Soldiers from across the United States, Britain, Canada and other Allied nations waded ashore through hails of fire on five beaches on June 6, 1944. French officials, grateful Normandy survivors and other admirers are saying “merci” but also ...
May 12, 2024 · Two Austrian skydivers have jumped out of a helicopter at 3,000ft before completing the world’s first wingsuit flight through Tower Bridge. Marco Furst, 33, and Marco Waltenspiel, 39, completed the daring feat on Sunday morning (May 12), diving down to 35 metres above the River Thames.
May 27, 2024 · 6 minutes ago. Band Of Brothers cast members at jump training (Stuart Bertie) A British star of the war drama Band Of Brothers has said he hopes to honour the legacy of the soldier he played...
6 days ago · A British Band of Brothers actor is hoping to honour the legacy of the soldier he played when he joins fellow cast members for a charity parachute jump over Normandy as part of June's D-Day commemorations. Alex Sabga-Brady, who played Corporal Frank Mellet in the series, is also producing a documentary following the group's training for the ...
May 15, 2024 · Expedition 70 Astronauts to Share Mission in NASA Welcome Home Event. Four astronauts will participate in a welcome home ceremony at Space Center Houston after recently returning from a mission aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ...
2 days ago · The two astronauts will stay aboard the ISS for a week before returning to Earth. Why has the Starliner launch been delayed so many times? Starliner was first set to launch in 2017 or 2018.
3 days ago · Apollo 10 (May 18–26, 1969) was the fourth human spaceflight in the United States' Apollo program and the second to orbit the Moon. NASA, the mission's operator, described it as a "dress rehearsal" for the first Moon landing ( Apollo 11, two months later [4] ).
