Snapshot, 1977: Space Shuttle Enterprise takes a leap of faith

For the first time since the re-entry of Apollo 17 – the sixth and final successful Lunar mission – in 1972, NASA is once again capturing the imagination of millions of Americans with the first free-flight of the revolutionary new Space Shuttle orbiter, which was christened Enterprise after staunch protests by thousands of Trekkies across the country. Flanked by two NASA T-38 sighting jets, Enterprise will shortly be jettisoned from its carrier Boeing 747, after which Commander Fred Jr.

Porsche prints the 24 minutes of Le Mans on vinyl

To produce the vinyl itself, the four tyres were shredded into tiny pieces and then pressed together again. On the record are audio recordings totalling 24 minutes in length, which recall each of Porsche’s 19 Le Mans victories and tell 24 special stories. Dr Wolfgang Porsche, for example, describes his impressions of Le Mans as a young boy while Chad McQueen recalls riding in his father Steve’s racing car around La Sarthe

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