Capt. George C. Watkins, a record-setting Navy test pilot in the 1950s who later served as a White House social aide to three presidents, died of a heart attack Sept. 18 at a hospital in Lompoc, where ...

The farm boy from Wilson County died taking his Bell X-2 Starbuster to Mach 3, but he knew we have to protect our children’s future. Courtesy of Sharman Apt Russell In the 1950s, my father was a test ...

NASM copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Summary "Tentative hops by Edwardian-era pioneers led to the development of a world-class industry. Spearheading this were the test ...