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NASA to Test Laser Communications System
[/caption]Quite often, communication rates with remote spacecraft have been a limiting factor when exploring our solar system. For example, it…
Commercial Space Roundup
[/caption] By all reports – commercial space is thriving. A number of recent announcements show that the burgeoning “private” space…
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Chasing Rockets, Chasing History: One Journalist’s Video Reflections
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. – As one might imagine covering the space program is a exciting vocation. Some professionals focus…
June 21 ATV Re-Entry: A Man-Made Fireball In The Sky
[/caption] The Johannes Kepler ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) has undocked from the International Space station and will re- enter Earth’s…
Bigelow Space Hotel – Reservations Coming Soon!
[/caption]Back in 2009, Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte fired up the imaginations of would-be astronauts the world round when…
Stealth Unmanned Combat Vehicle Makes First Flight
[/caption] Looking like something straight from a 1950’s science fiction magazine, the stealthy Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system (UAS) successfully…
What is a Flying Wing?
The field of aviation has produced some interesting designs over the course of its century-long history. In addition to monoplanes,…
Controversial NASA Aviation Report Released
NASA released the results on Dec. 31 from an $11.3 million federal air safety study. The agency previously withheld the…
Solar Aircraft to Fly Around the World
The European Space Agency is helping Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard construct a solar powered airplane that will fly around the…
NASA Scramjet Hits Mach 9.8
The X-43A scramjet broke its own world record for air breathing engines on Tuesday, when it traveled at nearly 10…