NanoLauncher is a start-up company that came up with a brilliant idea on how to get small satellites to low-Earth orbit. It plans to use decommissioned military aircraft as a platform for launch from high above the surface of the planet. The company is filling a void that exists in the space industry today, and namel... |
25 October 2010
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Two days ago, on September 14, officials at the Boeing Company and DARPA signed an agreement that made the corporation the main contractor on developing and flying the Solar Eagle.The project for this unmanned aircraft is part of the Vulture II demonstration program, that is being conducted by experts at the US Defen... |
16 September 2010
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A team of researchers from the Bremerhaven, Germany-based Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research is now taking on a very difficult task – measuring ice thickness in Arctic regions.This line of study involves flying a high-tech research airplan over regions of the Arctic that have never before be... |
25 August 2010
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For the first time in nearly ten years, NASA will be conducting its own study into the cause of tropical storms. AS part of this research effort, the American space agency will be deploying three aircrafts into the Gulf of Mexico, over the Atlantic Ocean, and in the Caribbean Sea. Each of these airplanes will fly to ... |
6 August 2010
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Gathering detailed data about the planet's upper atmosphere could be extremely useful for a variety of fields, ranging from studying climate change to tracking down pollution and even particle physics. However, doing so is fairly difficult, given that platforms needed to get scientific instruments to the require... |
26 March 2010
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In an event that could mark the beginning of an era, this month will see the first drone flight for scientific purposes. A Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) will take off from California, carrying a number of instruments that will allow it to measure the concentration of ozone, aerosols, and various other par... |
4 March 2010
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Over recent years, robotic spy planes and unmanned drones have helped armies around the world take the best decisions for a specific situation on the battlefield. This ability stems from the fact that these aircrafts are perfectly capable of supplying their commanders with live feeds from the hot spot. Now, innovatio... |
21 November 2009
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Have you ever wondered why airplanes can't be used for spaceflight? Escaping the Earth's gravity is somehow tricky even with the current technology and keeps most of us stranded on the surface. Even NASA has sometimes problems getting its shuttle into space.The first attempt to put a man into space was not ... |
26 November 2007
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Composite carbon fiber materials are traditionally used to manufacture strong, lightweight components, which can be used at aircraft fabrication. But the tests which are made to detect the so-called material fatigue might not be so conclusive as previously thought. Studies regarding the 'tap test', which sh... |
23 November 2007
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