History News: 20 June 2025

Historic Splashdowns, Lunar Leaps & Billion-Dollar Space Deals (Aug 8–9, 2025)

NASA’s Crew-10 astronauts Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Takuya Onishi, and Kirill Peskov completed a 146-day mission with a splashdown off the California coast at 11:33 a.m. ET on Aug. 9, 2025, the

9 August 2025

Apollo 13’s “Successful Failure”: The Epic Journey of Jim Lovell, NASA’s Legendary Commander

Apollo 13, commanded by Jim Lovell, launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970 at 2:13 PM EST with Jack Swigert replacing Ken Mattingly 48 hours before launch due to measles

8 August 2025

Apollo Missions · Biographies · History · NASA · Space Exploration

Mach 2 Marvels: The Epic Saga of Dassault’s Mirage Fighter Jets

In 1958, the Mirage III became the first Western European combat aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in level flight. The Mirage IIIC entered French service by 1961. The Mirage F1 first flew

25 July 2025

Aviation · Engineering · Fighter Jets · History · Military Technology

Unbreakable Military Signals: The Untold Story of Secure Military Communications

At Bletchley Park in the 1940s, Alan Turing and colleagues decrypted Enigma messages, providing ULTRA intelligence that aided Allied victory. The United States began launching military communications satellites in the 1960s, and

20 July 2025

Communications · Defense · History · Military Technology · Signal Security

Internet Access in Vatican City: History, Infrastructure, Providers, and Modern Challenges

The Holy See published its first website, www.vatican.va, on December 25, 1995, marking Vatican City’s online debut and the creation of the Vatican Internet Service. By the late 1990s the Vatican established

18 July 2025

History · Infrastructure · Internet · Technology · Vatican City

Nebula Awards 1965–2025: History, Winners, Categories, and Latest News

The Nebula Awards were established in 1965 by SFWA founder Damon Knight, with the first ceremony in 1966 when Frank Herbert’s Dune won Best Novel. The Nebula trophy, unveiled in 1966, is

29 June 2025

Award Winners · History · Literature · Nebula Awards · Science Fiction

From Field Phones to 5G: The Evolution of Military Radio and Telecommunications

Field telephones were standard on the battlefield from the 1910s through the 1980s, with the EE-8 field telephone (1930s–Vietnam) offering a 7-mile range. The SCR-300 Walkie-Talkie, developed by Galvin Manufacturing (Motorola) in

20 June 2025

5G · History · Military Communications · Radio Technology · Telecommunications

Satellite Radio Revolution: 14 Things You Need to Know About Its History, Technology, and Future

WorldSpace, founded in 1990, launched the first satellite radio broadcasts in October 1999 over Africa and the Middle East, with India accounting for 90% of its subscribers before filing for bankruptcy in

20 June 2025

Broadcasting · History · Innovation · Satellite Radio · Technology

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