NASA : SCIENCE BLOG When it comes to achieving incredible feats of aerospace engineering Exploring the wonders of the universe And realizing the dreams of astronauts from around the world There’s one organization that stands out above all others This is the Evolution of NASA In the first episode we will cover the origins of NASA When World War 1 started in 1914, the United States lagged far behind Europe In technology and the number of military airplanes Great Britain had 400 military airplanes Germany 1,000 and France even 1,400 While the United States only had 23 In order to catch up, the NACA or National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was founded In 1915 on a mission to change the face of U.S. aviation The research of this committee and its technological expertise laid the foundation for NASA Unlike NASA’s current huge budget of 22.6 billion dollars The NACA initially only had a budget of 5,000 dollars NACA received more funding in the following years Lea...
Ferrari whole world Ferrari entered a new era, introducing improved luxury sports cars that were going faster than ever before, but also an era of fierce competition. This is the Evolution of Ferrari Part 2! As some of you might rememberfrom the Evolution of Lamborghini series, Lamborghini was founded because ofinsults made by Enzo Ferrari. At the time Ferruccio Lamborghiniwas a tractor manufacturer and Ferrari told him Well, this was the start of the ferociouscompetition between Ferrari and Lamborghini. In 1969 Lamborghini made the legendary Miura, which was the fastest production car in the world. Some of the most famous people in the world owned one, including Frank Sinatra. At the time Sinatra was quoted saying Ouch! That must have hurt for Enzo Ferrari. In 1973 Ferrari designed the Berlinetta Boxer to rival the Miura. The production of this car was a major step for Ferrari. He felt that a mid-engine road carwould be too difficult for his buyers to handle, bu...