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20th CENTURY “TORTURE DEVICE” RETURNS TO BUCKS COUNTY

By John Murawski|2011-08-31T14:41:36-04:00August 31st, 2011|

“Iron Maiden” Used to Set Standing World Record Comes Home An important research tool once used to test theories about submerging the human body in water to lessen the effects of G forces encountered during space flight is returning to Bucks County after a 15 year absence. Flashback… On December 7, 1958 Bucks County native [...]

IT’S HAPPENING! THE GONDOLA IS COMING HOME!!

By Mike|2011-04-29T17:54:13-04:00April 29th, 2011|

After spending the last 47 years safely stored at the National Air & Space Museum's Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration and Storage Facility in Suitland, Maryland, the original gondola of the Johnsville Centrifuge will be coming home to Warminster on May 5th, the 50th anniversary of Alan Shepard's historic flight. The gondola's return is being [...]