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Klaralven

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27. There is one at Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #10)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 09:53 PM

Nov 2020

Cosmosphere is a space museum and STEM education center in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. It was previously known as the Kansas Cosmosphere. The museum houses over 13,000 spaceflight artifacts—the largest combined collection of US and Russian spaceflight artifacts in the world—and is home to internationally acclaimed educational programs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmosphere

Very much worth a visit.

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Badass Technology requiring human interface. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #1

center scenes were from close encounters of the 3d kind if u didnt know already. AllaN01Bear Nov 2020 #2

Actually, took the time to listen..... OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #3

it is not a female pilot, it is Major Brian Shul, USAF (Ret.) Celerity Nov 2020 #8

Thanks, my bad...thought the narrator was the pilot. nt OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #9

the narrator is the pilot, Major Brian Shul, USAF (Ret.), there are no females involved Celerity Nov 2020 #18

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+2 Midnightwalk Nov 2020 #7

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Yes! ProfessorGAC Nov 2020 #31

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Not So Fast! ProfessorGAC Nov 2020 #30

There is one at Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas Klaralven Nov 2020 #27

Excellent! littlemissmartypants Nov 2020 #11

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At 85,000 feet, 2000 knots would be Mach 3.44 Klaralven Nov 2020 #28

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That never gets old. paleotn Nov 2020 #20

No human will pilot a recon/combat mission on such as beast. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #21

Sweet. BMW2020RT Nov 2020 #26

Bookmarking for revisiting in case I need a lift. littlemissmartypants Nov 2020 #29

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