Astronaut Norman E. Thagard, flying on the Russian Mir space station, sets the U.S. record for spaceflight endurance, passing 84 days, one hour, and 17 minutes in space. The previous U.S. record- holders were the three astronauts on the third Skylab mission in 1974.
The Air Force has erected an inert version of its LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., the service announced Sept. 14. Officials also confirmed at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber conference that they still expect to finish restructuring the long-troubled Sentinel program by the end…
