Eugene Burton Ely... First shipboard airplane landing...

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, January 19, 1911  This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "ELY ALIGHTS ON CRUISER'S DECK", "Aviator Makes Successful Landing on Pennsylvania and Flies Back to Shore", "MACHINE ENTIRELY UNDAMAGED", "ELABORATE PRECAUTIONS TAKEN" and more (see images).



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V-2 rocket reaches highest altitude ever..

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 19, 1946



* V-2 rocket reaches highest altitude ever

* 1st objects flung into space



This 60 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 21:

"ROCKET SETS MARK 3,716 MI. AN HOUR" "V-2 Shot at White Sands Also Soars Highest, 114 Miles--No Word on Slugs,Yet" which tells of the 1st time in history that man made objects where succes... See More  

Joseph P. Kennedy death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 15, 1944 



* Joseph P. Kennedy death 

* World War II - WWII 



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 18: "SON OF J. P. KENNEDY KILLED IN ACTION" "Navy Reports Loss of Flier in Plane Explosion in European Theatre" with photo of Kennedy.



Other news of the day throughout with much on World War II.



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1st official Space Station...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 23, 1971



* Salyut 1 space station (1st ever)



This 60 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Soviet Union Orbits Three-Man Spaceship" with subhead (see images).



This tells of Salyut 1 officially becoming the 1st space station with the arrival of Soyus 10 manned spaceship. Historic item on the race for... See More  

Nuclear Cold War...

CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR, Ohio, November 16, 1957



* U.S. Russia Cold War

* Space warfare (rockets)



This 10 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:

"U.S. MISSILES TO RING RUSSIA" with subhead: "AF Works on Space Bombs to Blast Rockets" and related map (see photos).



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Rocket super airplane in 1932....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 22, 1932



* Super airplane design study

* Gasoline rockets

* Stratosphere flight



This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 17 that include: "TALK OF SUPERPLANE OF 1,000-MILE SPEED", "California Institute Experts Study Plan of 'Automatic Gasoline-Burning Rocket Engine'", "TO RANGE IN STRATOSPHERE" and more. See ... See More  

Hurricane Edna in 1954...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, September 11, 1954



* Hurricane Edna 



This 6 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page:

"Hurricane Edna Batters New England".



Other news of the day including various advertising. Complete in 6 pages, 17 by 22 1/2 inches, light browning with little spine wear, but otherwise in good condition.



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Early rockets... Dr. Darwin O. Lyon...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 10,1931



* Early rockets to Moon ? space?

* Dr. Darwin O. Lyon



This 40 page newspaper has small and somewhat discrete one column headings on page 8: "To Try Moon Rocket Again", "Dr. Lyon in African Desert Gets Ready for Second Attempt", with supporting text. Other news of the day throughout. Good condition.... See More  

Early rockets... Dr. Darwin O. Lyon...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 11, 1931



* Early rockets flight (space)

* Dr. Darwin O. Lyon

* Pierre Montagne



This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4: "WINS PRIZE FOR STUDY OF ROCKET'S STRENGTH" and more. See photos for text here.



Also a small one column heading on page 27: "NEW ROCKET ATTEMPT" (see photos). Other news of the day throughout. Minor mar... See More  

Transatlantic rocket planes...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1931



* Early rocket power

* Transatlantic airplane travel?



This 38 page newspaper has small one column heading on page 37:  "Predicts 3,000-Mile Speed", "Engineer Visualizes Rocket-Driven Transatlantic Planes" which tells of the possibility of rocket powered airplanes flying over the Atlantic Ocean.



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Fritz Von Opel... Rocket propulsion...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 2, 1929



* Fritz von Opel

* Early rocket airplane flight



This 64 page newspaper has one column headlines on page31 that include: "OPEL CONCENTRATES ON LIQUID ROCKET", "He Says It Will Enable Future Flights in Stratosphere at 1,250 Miles and Hour", "Great Heat Developed" and more. Also a editorial on page 30 with heading: "The Roc... See More  

Early rocket plane tests...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 2, 1930



* Early rocket airplane test flight

* Dusseldorf, Germany



This 48 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 6 that reads: "Tail-Less Plane Crashes", "Rocket Machine Is Badly Damaged--German Flier Slightly Hurt" which tells a early rocket plane test flight by Hans Espenlaub of Germany.



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Max Valier... Rocket propulsion...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 11, 1929



* Max Valier

* Rocket car



This 44 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 6: "Claims 235-Mile Speed" "German Tests Rocket Propulsion With Sled on Frozen Lake" which tells of Austrian Max Valier testing his new rocket automobile.



Other news of the day throughout including period advertising. This issue is in good condi... See More  

1929 Hermann Oberth... early rockets...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 15, 1929



* Hermann Oberth

* Space travel? moon?



This 100+ page newspaper has small one column headings on page 3:  "To Aim Rocket Into Space", "Prof. Oberth of Berlin Will Design Projectile to Leave the Earth".



Other news of the day throughout including various advertisements. Rag edition in great edition.



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Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct...

Baseball, automotive, and aviation interest...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 19, 1914



* Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct

* Baseball interest

* Automobile interest

* Early aviation



The front page has construction scenes of the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct, with addition images and text on inside pages.  The issue also contains interesting images and articles related to baseball ("Time as a Factor in Baseball"), early av... See More  

1st Cape Canaveral launch...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, July 25, 1950 



* Bumper 8 rocket launch...  V-2 & WAC Corporal 

* Very 1st for Cape Canaveral in Florida 



This 22 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page:

"Rocket Zooms Up at 2,700 MPH" with photo of the takeoff (see photos).



This was the very 1st rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Florida. A historic ... See More  

1930 Max Valier... Rocket propulsion...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 18, 1930



* Max Valier

* Rocket car



This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 11: "VALIER SHOWS BERLIN NEW GAS-ROCKET CAR",

"German Believes He Has Made Propulsion by Recoil From Explosions Practical". Tells of Austrian Max Valier testing his new rocket automobile. See photos for text.



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"Public Enemy No. 1" captured... Alvin Karpis...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, May 2, 1936



* Alvis Karpis (creepy) captured

* Last public Enemy No. 1

* Early F.B.I.



This 10 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Karpis Rushed To Jail In St. Paul After Plane trip from New Orleans" and subheads (see images).



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Good condition.



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World's longest continuous flight...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, December 31, 1910  The front page of this issue reports "French Aeroplanist In World's Longest Continous Flight" with Maurice Tabuteau, contesting for the Michelin Cup, broke the aviation record covering 326.66 miles of continous flight in 7 hours 45 minutes. Other headlines include: "Chicago 1910 Record for New Buildings Re... See More  

Robert Goddard.... early rockets.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 1931 This 100+ page newspaper has a one column editorial heading on page E1 (inside): "ROCKETING THROUGH SPACE". See photos for text.



Other news, sports and advertising of the day throughout. Light browning, some spine wear and little front page creasing, otherwise in good condition.



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Early space travel talk...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 1920



* Professor Robert Goddard - Early rocket experiments

* Flight to Mars?



The front page has a very bizarre report concerning early space travel. Professor Robert Goddard was currently experimenting with early rockets during this time. The front page has one column headlines that read: "FIRST VOLUNTEER FOR LEAP TO MARS" "Capt. Claude Collin... See More  

Soviet space dogs... Longest space flight...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, February 23, 1966



* Cosmo 110 - Soviet space dogs

* Veterok and Ugolyok

* Longest space flight ever by dogs



This 18 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Two Russian Dogs Whirl Through Space". This tells of the beginning of the longest space flight by dogs.



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Alexey Leonov, the first human spacewalk...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 19, 1965  This 52 page newspaper has a four column photo on the front page with caption: "First Man Out in Outer Space" with two column headline: "Cosmonaut Does 4 Somersaults; Going Strong After 13 Orbits" with one column photo of Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov (see images).



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Verne Sankey captured....

THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, February 2, 1934



* Verne Sankey captured

* Boettcher kidnapping



The front page has a great banner headline above the masthead on the front page: "SIOUX FALLS GETS SANKEY" with subhead: "U.S BREAKS LAST PART OF KIDNAP GANG" which tells of the capture of Verne Sankey.



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The Voisin "Canard" Biplane...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, April 29, 1911  The front cover of the issue is entitled "Rise and Fall of the American Merchant Marine" with further information inside. Within the issue is "Wilhelm Ostwald - A Leader in Modern Philosophy of Science"; "The Voisin 'Canard' Biplane" which was Christened the 'Duck';  "Traffic Problem in London";  ... See More