Tsunami Buoy
In 1995, NOAA began the development of the Deep- ocean Assessment and Detection of Tsunami (DART) system to provide better warnings for tsunami- prone communities. Until 2004, the U.S. operated...
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Tao Buoy
NOAA completed the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) array for the detection of El Niño and La Niña in the Pacific Ocean in 1994 after 10 years of development in which NOAA deployed 400 buoys on...
- mississippi
- noaa
Special Operations Craft Riverine (SOC-R)
The SOC-R is designed as a high speed boat with ample weapons and equipment capacity. Its primary mission is insertion/extraction of SEALs into a low-to-medium threat environment in a...
- mississippi
H-1 Rocket Engine
Developed by Rocketdyne, the H-1 rocket engine burned liquid oxygen and propellant RP-1, a kerosene derivative. A cluster of eight H-1 engines powered the Saturn S-1B rocket's first stage,...
- mississippi
- nasa
- rockets
F-1 Rocket Engine
Developed by Rocketdyne, five F-1 engines powered the S-1C first stage of the Saturn V rocket that launched humans to the moon during the Apollo Program and later to the orbiting...
- mississippi
- nasa
- lunar
- rocket
Hurricane Katrina
Never has there been such a volunteer effort than was shown after Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. We thank all who came to our aid and gave us hope and help after the devastation of this...
- mississippi
- hurricane katrina
- memorial
- waveland
- disaster
Lunar Lander
During the 1960s, this vehicle was used as a trainerby the Apollo astronauts for their moon missions."The Eagle has landed," said astronaut Neil Armstrong as he and Buzz Aldrin descended in their...
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- lunar
- nasa
From The People of Waveland
In appreciation and gratitude to all who gave their time, energy, and money to help us recover from Hurricane Camille. On August 17, 1969 our city was devastated, but those who cared came to her rescue.
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- hurricane camile
- disaster
Harmony Grove Anti- Slavery Rostrum
1850 -- 1875HARMONY GROVE Anti-Slavery RostrumGATHERINGS HERE LED THE AGITATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA FRAMINGHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1915 It was during this rally...
- slavery
- abolition
- rostrum