TSgt. Roscoe C. Lindsay posthumously received the Distinguished Flying Cross for a mission conducted during the Cold War in 1959, reports the Wichita Eagle. Lindsay’s widow, Loy Lindsay, accepted the medal on his behalf during a ceremony at McConnell AFB, Kan. Lindsay, who died in 1959 at 38 of a heart attack, flew as aerial photographer, one of 12 crewmembers, on a 15-hour mission over the Soviet Union.
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?