#1980s

Stories tagged “1980s” in the Weird Science History archive — 2 stories connected by this topic.

• The Venus Lander That Tested the Hardness of Its Own Lens Cap
• The Truck Driver Who Flew a Lawn Chair to 16,000 Feet on 42 Weather Balloons

Related topics: #aviation #ballooning #buoyancy #Los Angeles #planetary science #Smithsonian #Soviet space program #spacecraft engineering