Ken Kingery

Duke University
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During the test, the 156-foot-long BOLE solid rocket motor produced upwards of 4 million pounds of thrust.
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Research assistant Alyssa Carpenter inspects timbers from of a wooden Revolutionary War-era gunboat to prepare for the craft's partial reconstruction at the New York State Museum, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Albany, New York.
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