The first of 11 C-5A Galaxies landed at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, Monday and took its place as part of Air Force Reserve Command’s 445th Airlift Wing, which is converting from the C-141. The airplane was made in 1970, Col. Jim Blackman told the Dayton Daily News, but the 445th Operations Group commander said new wings and good depot maintenance have kept the airlifter in good shape.
Celebrating 100 Years of Liquid-Fueled Rockets
March 11, 2026
March 16, 2026, marks 100 years since Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. Over the past century, new and ever more capable liquid-fueled rockets have literally propelled humanity into space. Why liquid-fueled rockets?