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New Mexico Museum of Space History
The MIM-3 Nike Ajax was the world's first operational surface-to-air missile (SAM). Designed to intercept high-altitude aircraft, the vehicle consisted of a solid-propellant booster and a liquid-fueled upper stage. The first Nike Ajax flew at White Sands Proving Ground (now White Sands Missile Range), New Mexico in 1951 and was operational from 1954 to 1963. The more advanced Nike Hercules replaced the Ajax.
Nike Ajax on loan from the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, Albuquerque, NM
Launcher on loan from NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA
Length 34 feet, 10 inches (10.6 meters)
Diameter 12 inches (30.5 cm)
Weight 2,455 pounds (1,114 kg)
Range 30 miles (48 km)
Speed Mach 2.3 (1,710 mph/2,760 km/h @ 50,000 ft.)
Altitude Limit 70,000 feet (21,336 meters)
Fun Fact: The lower portion of the rocket, the Nike solid fuel booster 1st stage, provided 59,000 Ibs. (262.4 kn) of thrust for just 3 seconds. This short burst of thrust pushed the one ton missile up through the sound barrier
Odysseus:
Nie sah sie solchen. Ich beklag ihn tief
Im tiefsten Elend, ist er auch mein Feind,
Da er in solches böses Los verstrickt,
Und seh in seinem Bild mein eigenes,
Denn daß wir Sterblichen nur Bilder sind
Und leere Schatten, hab ich jetzt erkannt.
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Personne, à la vérité. J’ai pitié de ce malheureux,
bien qu’il soit mon ennemi,
parce qu’il est en proie à une destinée mauvaise,
et je songe à la mienne autant qu’à la sienne,
car nous ne sommes, nous tous qui vivons,
rien autre chose que des images et des ombres vaines.
Sophokles, Ajax
New Mexico Museum of Space History
The MIM-3 Nike Ajax was the world's first operational surface-to-air missile (SAM). Designed to intercept high-altitude aircraft, the vehicle consisted of a solid-propellant booster and a liquid-fueled upper stage. The first Nike Ajax flew at White Sands Proving Ground (now White Sands Missile Range), New Mexico in 1951 and was operational from 1954 to 1963. The more advanced Nike Hercules replaced the Ajax.
Nike Ajax on loan from the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, Albuquerque, NM
Launcher on loan from NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA
Length 34 feet, 10 inches (10.6 meters)
Diameter 12 inches (30.5 cm)
Weight 2,455 pounds (1,114 kg)
Range 30 miles (48 km)
Speed Mach 2.3 (1,710 mph/2,760 km/h @ 50,000 ft.)
Altitude Limit 70,000 feet (21,336 meters)
Fun Fact: The lower portion of the rocket, the Nike solid fuel booster 1st stage, provided 59,000 Ibs. (262.4 kn) of thrust for just 3 seconds. This short burst of thrust pushed the one ton missile up through the sound barrier
This is the robot that goes along with the Buck Rogers space trooper looking guys. Made by Ajax...
Kind of reminds me of C-3PO trying to get the Jawas attention on Tatooine .
But this line existed before Star Wars, strange :)
Georges Island - Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
The Nike Ajax missile hanging behind you helped signal the end of traditional coastal-defense strategies such as onshore gun batteries and submarine mines. First deployed at locations around the harbor (not on Georges Island) in 1953, the Nike Ajax-a missile with a 25-mile range and top speed of 1,000 mph, protected the harbor from air attack. Like the big guns that preceded it, the Ajax was replaced by more advanced weaponry: the Nike Hercules missile, which had a 90-mile range and a top speed of 2750 mph.
Ajax is settling in to the family like he has lived with us forever. He and I are learning sign language with a trainer once a week. He is very smart but does like to rearrange the counters. He never destroys anything...just enjoys redecorating. I adore him!
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP A GAME 3
16th October 1996
4-1 Ajax
Rangers Goalscorer, Ian Durrant (88)
Ajax Goalscorers, Dani 2 (25, 41), Tijani Babangida (83),
Nordin Wooter (90)
Attendance 47,000.
The Rangers Team
Ian Snelders, Alec Cleland, Jorg Albertz, Richard Gough,
Craig Moore, Joachim Bjorklund, Stuart McCall, Paul Gascoigne, Derek McInnes, Ian Ferguson, Brian Laudrup
Substitutes Used, Charlie Miller, Ian Durrant, Peter Van Vossen
The Ajax Team
Van Der Sar, Veldman, Santos, Frank De Boer, Bogarde, Ronald De Boer, Babangida, Overmars, Reuser, Scholten, Dani
Substitutes Used, Witschge, Wooter
Played at the Amsterdam Arena
The display reads:
NIKE AJAX
The Nike Ajax was deployed in 1954 and was the world's first operational, guided, surface-to-air missile system. The Nike Ajax, named after the Greek Goddess of Victory, was capable of combating high-speed, high-flying aircraft.
Length: 34.5 ft.
Weight: 2,455 lbs.
Fuel: Nitric Acid and JP-4 jet fuel
Speed: Mach 2.3
Range: 25 Miles
Taken May 28th, 2011.
Note: This system is now located in ADA Park.
According to the standard catalog of Farm Tractors, the Ajax Auto Traction Company was in business around 1912 and closing shortly after that. Some google searching came up with dates of 1909-1912, and also a picture of a No 2 tractor. No information on how many were made or if any still exist.
This is an example of the customization possibilities present in Microsoft's oft-forgotten "Active Desktop." The center cover art is dynamic, and changes with the current song...
the backbone is a php script that checks a "covers" folder for an existing cover, and if it does not find one, attempts to pull one down from "album art exchange." The script then uses GD to resize and save the new cover.
the data for song title is provided by an AMIPS text file, making this compatible with winamp, foobar, iTunes, and many other players that support the AMIPS plugin.
The Front end is an AJAX html file that queries every 3 seconds to check for a change in album.
The last thing to note: I threw this together as a proof of concept in less than 2 hours.
the code and instructions are available here:
gschoppe.deviantart.com/art/Ajax-Desktop-Cover-Art-115446995