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VIDEO REPORT: NEW Hypersonic SpaceLiner to fly from Europe to Australia in just 90 minutes!
The rocket-powered hypersonic plane SpaceLiner, designed by the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Systems, aims to send passengers from Europe to Australia in 90 minutes by 2050. The design is expected to evolve, but currently includes a rocket booster … Continue reading
Posted in Avionics, Design, News and politics, Space, Technology & Science, Travel, Trends, World / International Affairs
Tagged Australia, aviation, Booster (rocketry), German Aerospace Center, NASA, orbiter, rocket booster, space, space systems, SpaceLiner, transportation, United States, Walter Dornberger
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U.S. Navy’s X-47B Air Vehicle System in Focus
Back in November the U.S. Navy craned an X-47B, officially labeled an “unmanned combat air system,” aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) for the drone’s first carrier-based testing. And nothing says “brave new world” like the thought of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Avionics, Design, Military, News and politics, Technology & Science, Trends, World / International Affairs
Tagged aircraft, aviation, Central Intelligence Agency, Control Display Unit, Navy, pucker factor, United States, United States Navy, Unmanned aerial vehicle, uss harry s truman cvn 75, USS Harry S. Truman, wireless handheld device
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Canada Reconsiders Acquiring 65 F-35′s from Lockheed Martin, Considers Boeing’s Super Hornet instead
In the latest setback for the Joint Strike Fighter program, Canada’s military made it official Wednesday night when officials announced they would re-examine whether they will purchase 65 F-35′s from Lockheed Martin. The move has been expected for months after … Continue reading
VIDEO REPORT: Meet the future of jet propulsion with the SABRE (Synergistic Air Breathing Rocket Engine)
Developed by Reaction Engines over the last 20 years, SABRE (Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine) is a new engine class that can operate in both air-breathing and rocket modes. This advanced combined cycle air-breathing SABRE rocket engine enables aircraft to operate … Continue reading
Earth’s Space junk and the Kessler Syndrome
Last month DoD released an updated space policy that officials said reflects how the environment has changed in recent years, specifically the emergence of non-state threats and the growing amount of derelict rockets and satellites — “space junk” — in … Continue reading
Posted in Avionics, Design, Environment, Military, News and politics, Space, Technology & Science, World / International Affairs
Tagged climate, deputy defense secretary, John Plumb, NASA, nasa orbital debris, NASA Orbital Debris Program Office, nasa scientist, science, Space debris, United States, United States Department of Defense, United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, United States Secretary of Defense
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Cool photo of this F-22 Raptor firing an Air-to-Air Missile
This F-22A Raptor from the 27th FS at Langley AFB fires an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile at an aerial target drone over the Gulf of Mexico during a Combat Archer mission February 14. 2006. This missile is one … Continue reading
Lockheed Martin’s F-22 Raptor is America’s Air Superiority Fighter (updated 2012)
The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is a single-seat, twin-engine fifth-generation supermaneuverable fighter aircraft that uses stealth technology. It was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, but has additional capabilities that include ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence roles. … Continue reading
Posted in Avionics, Design, Military, News and politics, Technology & Science, World / International Affairs
Tagged AIM-120 AMRAAM, air force, December 2005, Joint Direct Attack Munition, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, Northrop YF-23, Raptor, United States, United States Air Force
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VIDEO REPORT: America’s ability to deliver & return ISS cargo has been RESTORED thanks to SpaceX’s Dragon CRS-1 capsule
The SpaceX Dragon capsule parachuted back to Earth Sunday afternoon with 2,000 pounds of science experiments and old equipment from the International Space Station. CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — An unmanned Dragon freighter carrying a stash of precious medical samples from … Continue reading
VIDEO REPORT w/ INFO GRAPHIC: NASA’s Curiosity lands on Mars – 7 minutes of TERROR
For more info, visit NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labratory in Pasadena, California at: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/
Posted in Architecture, Avionics, Design, Geography, Geology, History, Hobbies, Military, News and politics, Space, Technology & Science, Travel, Trends, World / International Affairs
Tagged Gale, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, NASA, Pasadena, Pasadena California, technology
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VIDEO SIMULATION: Meet the “Lynx” Rocketplane by X-COR that can take off AND land horizontally
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgmu62gV28w&feature=colike
This simulation is a high-quality demonstration of how the “Lynx” Rocket-plane (aka “Suborbital Vehicle”) by X-COR takes off and lands horizontally.
Total Flight time is going to be approximately 30 minutes (from take-off to landing).
Posted in Avionics, Design, Hobbies, Holiday, News and politics, Space, Technology & Science, Travel, Trends, World / International Affairs
Tagged Lynx, NASA, Payload (air and space craft), Private spaceflight, Reusable launch system, Rocket-powered aircraft, RocketShip Tours, space, Sub-orbital spaceflight, XCOR Aerospace
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