Known as the "Snafu Snatchers", this squadron was the first Army
Air Force unit of its kind in the Pacific. In July 1944, it was
assigned to the 5th Air Force from which it was transferred to the
13th Air Force in September 1944.
A protoplanetary nebula (i.e., a very young planetary nebula)
that lies about 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Puppis.
It is also known as the Rotten Egg Nebula because of its unusually
large abundance of sulfur compounds (hydrogen sulfide being the
culprit for the smell of bad eggs).
"If NASA's funding was maintained at $19.1 billion
annually and the agency realized cost growth in its programs
consistent with the average for 72 of its past programs, its
planned schedules for spaceflight programs would be
delayed."
Source: From a report released last week by the
Congressional Budget Office, stating the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration will fail to meet its projected schedule over
the next decade, unless funding to the agency is increased by $2
billion a year.
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