Altitude
Astronaut Joe Engle Flies X-15
Astronaut Joe Engle Flies X-15 Astronaut Joe Engle was assigned to fly the X-15 Research Rocket aircraft in 1963 as part of the US Air Force’s astronaut program. In 1965, Engle flew the X-15 to an altitude of 280,600 feet, becoming the youngest pilot to qualify as an astronaut and exceeding the required 50-mile altitude […]
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Perfect brownies baked at high altitude are possible thanks to Colorado’s home economics pioneer Inga Allison
Perfect brownies baked at high altitude are possible thanks to Colorado’s home economics pioneer Inga Allison Inga Allison, a pioneering home economics professor at Colorado State University (CSU), made significant contributions to high-altitude baking research in the early 20th century. Allison’s work led to the development of altitude-specific baking practices, which were first published in […]
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