G-forces – The Johnsville Centrifuge and Science Museum, Inc.

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 [...]

History Made Here

By John Murawski|2011-05-11T12:31:45-04:00May 11th, 2011|

Below is the text of an editorial that appeared in the Daily Intelligencer on Monday, May 9, 2011. History made here America's space program has roots in Warminster IT WAS ALL so new then, so unfamiliar, so much like something out of Capt. Video: On May 5, 1961 - 50 years ago - astronaut Alan [...]