by Spencer Ackerman | Dec 1, 2012 | Monitor
The world’s first nuclear aircraft carrier was a mainstay of the U.S. Navy for 51 years. As the U.S.S. Enterprise retires on Saturday, here’s a look back at this historic ship.
by Noah Shachtman | Aug 27, 2012 | Monitor
ARPA’s Charles Herzfeld (center, in white shirt) and other military researchers visit the Kwajalein Atoll for missile defense tests. The problem of processing the trials’ data would help lead to the creation of the Arpanet. Photo courtesy of Charles...
by Noah Shachtman | Aug 9, 2012 | Monitor
<< Previous | Next >> Only July 10, 1971, America’s newest photo reconnaissance satellite, the KH-9 Hexagon, dropped a capsule loaded with film toward the Earth. The re-entry vehicle was supposed to open its parachute; an American aircraft would...
