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"SolarStratos takes another step towards its ultimate goal: reaching the stratosphere aboard a crewed electric and solar-powered aircraft, without using a single drop of fossil fuel."
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
During a Thanksgiving call in November 2018 to sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan, an older Nimitz-class carrier with steam catapults, Trump asked the ship’s commanding officer his opinion of steam versus electric catapults.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The incident occurred around 2300 local time aboard Delta Airlines Flight 938.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Astronaut photograph ISS075-E-85249 was taken on August 28, 2026, by a member of the Expedition 75 crew aboard the International Space Station.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
The reason this didn’t happen is that Vasili Arkhipov, chief of staff for the four Soviet subs, just happened to be aboard B-59.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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