1997 – Selldon Photography

Maiden Flight of the F-22 Raptor (1997)

Sep. 7, 2025Selldon0150 Aircraft, Selective Coloration07/09, 1997, Boeing, F22-Raptor, Lockheed, Martin

The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is an American twin-engine, jet-powered, all-weather, supersonic stealth fighter aircraft. As a product of the United States Air Force’s Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) program, the…

STS-85 Launch of Shuttle Discovery (1997)

Aug. 7, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration07/08, 1997, Discovery, scale model, scale models, Shuttle, Space Shuttle, STS-85

STS-85 was the 23rd flight of Space Shuttle Discovery that performed multiple space science packages. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 7 August 1997. The main STS-85…

Happy Name Day Iris (06/04)

Apr. 6, 2025Selldon0204 Sports Cars, 0600 Gone in 60 Seconds06/04, 19, 1997, F355 F1, Gone in 60 Seconds, Iris, Movie, Movie Car

Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…

Deep Blue beats Garry Kasparov at Chess (1997)

Feb. 10, 2025Selldon0002 Stamps1997, Chess, Deep Blue, Garry Kasparov

Today 28 years ago an AI beat a world champion chess master for the first time. Deep Blue was a chess-playing expert system run on a unique purpose-built IBM supercomputer…