For former NASA space cadet Ron Garan, 63, there was only one thing on his mind when he was up in space ... experience that Ron had while spending 178 days in space, travelling more than 71 ...

The first jet to fly was the Heinkel He 178, in 1939. But the first operational jet fighter was the Me 262 Sparrow, some of which were converted from piston engine to jet engine in July 1942.

A plane from Britain is met in the US by armed security. The cargo? An experimental engine created by Air Commodore [Frank Whittle], RAF engineer air officer. This engine will be further ...