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1. Watch Satellite Footage of China’s OneSpace Startup Launching a Rocket from the Gobi Desert

   Sep

   12

   2018

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   A satellite orbiting 332 miles above Earth recently captured some neat footage of China’s OneSpace startup launching a rocket from the Gobi Desert. As cool as the video is, OneSpace was merely testing the solid-fueled booster of its OS-X1 rocket, reaching a suborbital altitude of 21.7 miles after taking off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. […]

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2. Airbus’ Zephyr S HAPS Sets Record By Flying For 26 Straight Days

   Sep

   04

   2018

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   Airbus’ solar-powered aircraft, the Zephyr S HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite), recently made its maiden flight and incredibly set a world record in the process. The aircraft flew for 25 days, 23 hours, and 57 minutes after leaving Arizona on July 11, good for “the longest duration flight ever made.” The Zephyr, which runs on solar […]

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3. StormBreaker: The Newest U.S. Air Force Deadly Weapon

   Aug

   22

   2018

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   Adverse weather conditions greatly limit the capability of pilots to strike moving targets. This has led to the requirement of an all-weather solution that enhances military capabilities without being affected by conditions on the ground or in the air. Missile maker Raytheon’s StormBreaker bomb will soon provide U.S. Air Force pilots with the capability to […]

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4. Stratolaunch Plans to Develop and Launch Rockets From Under Its Six-Engine Plane

   Aug

   21

   2018

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   Stratolaunch, an aerospace venture created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has been working on a massive plane to launch rockets into orbit for some time now. To what extent, the public had no idea. That is, until now… Stratolaunch is reportedly developing an entire suite of rockets capable of being and carried and launched under its […]

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5. Robot Cockroaches Will Repair Plane Engines to Keep You Safe

   Aug

   08

   2018

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   Rolls-Royce, best known for its luxury cars and aero engine manufacturing, is now developing tiny “robot cockroaches” to fix plane engines. The company teamed up with robotics experts at Harvard University and the University of Nottingham to develop these tiny insect-like robots. These tiny bots will crawl into the tight spots in the engines to […]

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6. Forget Flying Cars … Here Comes the Flying Train!

   Jul

   26

   2018

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   Transportation is about to get a technology-driven reboot. Recently, Akka Technologies, an innovative engineering and consulting company based in France, unveiled its mind-blowing Link & Fly aircraft design. The new vehicle is both a flying train that can take to the air and a plane with a passenger pod and detachable wings that can travel […]

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7. American Airlines and Delta Thwart The Idea of Bigger Coach Seats

   Jul

   26

   2018

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   The CEOs of American Airlines and Delta aren’t in a hurry to make coach seats any more comfortable in the foreseeable future. American Airlines CEO Doug Parker told The Wall Street Journal he rides in coach roughly one-third of the time enabling him to get the same experience as the company’s customers while Delta CEO […]

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8. Boeing Hypersonic Passenger Jet Could Cut Flight Times by 85 Percent

   Jul

   09

   2018

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   Recently, Boeing unveiled its first concept design for a hypersonic passenger jet. This plane is expected to revolutionize air travel by cutting down a transatlantic flight from New York to London from seven hours to two. The concept was revealed during the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) conference in Atlanta. The jet would have […]

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9. Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity Successfully Completes Its Second Powered Flight Test

   Jun

   06

   2018

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   It’s hard to believe that four years have passed since a previous version of Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity fatally crashed after much anticipation surrounded the spacecraft. After a long uphill battle, Virgin Galactic’s new VSS Unity successfully completed its second powered flight test last week over the Mojave Desert, moving it one step closer to […]

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10. Boulder-Based Ball Aerospace Will Help Build NASA’s Next-Generation Space Telescope

    May

    28

    2018

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    NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope is expected to be ready for launch by the mid-2020s, dubbed by the space agency as the Hubble Space Telescope’s “wide-eyed cousin.” In order to meet the launch date goal, NASA has awarded a contract worth approximately $113.2 million to build primary instrument components to Boulder, Colorado’s Ball Aerospace. […]

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11. Uber Unveils Prototype to Create Flying Taxi by 2023

    May

    25

    2018

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    Recently, Uber unveiled a new design for its futuristic “aerial taxi,” which looks more like a giant drone than a helicopter. Uber shared the designs for its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) “flying car” concept at the company’s second annual Elevate summit in Los Angeles. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said, “We think cities are […]

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12. Watch Blue Origin Seamlessly Launch and Land Its New Shepard Rocket

    May

    08

    2018

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    Elon Musk isn’t the only super rich fella with a private space company successfully launching and landing rockets. Blue Origin and its founder Jeff Bezos recently conducted its eighth test flight of its New Shepherd rocket, which included launching and landing the booster rocket, in addition to its crew capsule shortly after. This is a […]

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13. World’s Largest Plane Will Take Off This Summer

    May

    03

    2018

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    The world’s largest plane, the Stratolaunch, is lumbering toward its first flight. The plane, a 500,000-lb. beast, recently completed a runway test in anticipation of its debut flight, which is planned for some time this summer. This massive plane is 238 ft. long and 50 ft. tall. It features six high-bypass-ratio turbofan engines used by the […]

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14. Watch SpaceX Successfully Launch NASA’s TESS Spacecraft Which Will Explore the Cosmos

    Apr

    23

    2018

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    NASA’s TESS spacecraft was successfully launched Wednesday by SpaceX, the first satellite designed to attempt to look deep into the cosmos. Roughly the size of a refrigerator, TESS is NASA’s latest exoplanet hunter and will be tasked with exploring stars tens to hundreds of light-years from Earth. The successful launch from SpaceX via its Falcon […]

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15. Defense Department Suspends F-35 Deliveries Over Disagreement With Lockheed Martin

    Apr

    19

    2018

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    As a result of a disagreement between the Defense Department and manufacturer Lockheed Martin over who should be the one to fix an F-35 production issue which occurred last year, the Pentagon has suspended acceptance of most F-35 deliveries. “While all work in our factories remains active, the F-35 Joint Program Office has temporarily suspended accepting aircraft […]

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16. NASA’s Test Dummies Crash Planes and Other Vehicles for Safety Research

    Apr

    09

    2018

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    Every now and then, NASA gives us the pleasure of releasing footage of their test dummies crashing a whole bunch of things. Recently, NASA’s Langley Research Center published another video of their test dummies crashing airplanes and other neat space vehicles for safety research. By outfitting the dummies with sensors and other various instruments, researchers […]

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17. Scientists from Japan Create Quirky Robot to Help Safely Mix Solid Rocket Fuel

    Apr

    03

    2018

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    Manufacturing rocket fuel can be quite dangerous as it involves the mixing of a bunch of potentially volatile materials. In an effort to make the process a bit safer, engineers from Chuo University and Japan’s national aerospace agency (JAXA) have developed what is being described as a ‘puking robot’ to safely mix solid rocket fuel. […]

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18. Airbus Determines China Represents Market With Biggest Growth Potential

    Mar

    21

    2018

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    By shimin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons Xi Jinping has big plans to further develop China into a global superpower, with the aviation industry being an important focus. Last year, the Chinese company Comac introduced its C919, designed to be a Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 competitor, however the country will still […]

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19. Here’s The World’s Biggest Airplane Taxiing Down a Runway at 46 MPH

    Mar

    05

    2018

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    Stratolaunch is prepping for its maiden flight next year, taking baby steps along the way. Here we are in March and while it still hasn’t taken to the skies, the world’s largest airplane is certainly coming along. In a new video, the Stratolaunch can be seen taxiing down a runway at 46 miles per hour, impressive […]

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20. Relive SpaceX’s Historic Falcon Heavy Launch In All Its Glory

    Feb

    13

    2018

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    Last week, SpaceX successfully launched its largest rocket, the Falcon Heavy, to much fanfare. Perhaps overshadowing the launch was Elon Musk’s idea to also release a Tesla Roadster into space, which managed exceed Mars’ orbit and continue on into the Asteroid Belt. The launch represents a historic moment for not only private space exploration but […]

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