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Arnold Air Force Base

NashVillager Podcast: Inside the Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Nina Cardona

October 17, 2024

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What would it feel like to pull Gs in an X-15? Plus the local news for October 17, 2024.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, Science, WPLN News Tagged With: Arnold Air Force Base, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Military, Tullahoma

50 Years After The Moon Landing, A Tennessee Engineer Remembers Testing The Apollo Rocket’s Engine

Samantha Max

July 16, 2019

Listen Some kids dream of going to the moon. But from the time he was in eighth grade, Bill Baker knew he wanted to help build the rockets that would send people there.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Arnold Air Force Base, NASA

Investigation: Dangerous And Persistent Chemicals Discovered At A Middle Tennessee Military Base

Shalina Chatlani

May 14, 2019

Listen A family of man-made chemicals known as per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, is starting to gain national attention after studies have linked it to health issues, possibly including cancer

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News, WPLN News Investigates Tagged With: Arnold Air Force Base, Military

Arnold AFB Contractor Asks for Voluntary Layoffs

Nina Cardona

July 18, 2012

The main civilian contractor at Tullahoma’s Arnold Air Force Base is inviting employees to leave their jobs in hopes of avoiding forced layoffs.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: AEDC, Aerospace Testing Alliance, Arnold Air Force Base

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