Without the world knowing, Steve Fossett had begun working on a submersible project (a marine deep-diving device) that would also be able to fly, even as high as to the stars. However, before reaching the outer space, it would have allowed scientists (and himself too) to dive in the depths of the Mariana Trench (abou... |
6 October 2008
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NASA is getting more and more into video games and we truly hope that it won't completely change its business, even though we really like its projects so far: a Second Life island, plans for a MMO and collaborations with other development companies in the field. Its latest and biggest deal has been made with Ava... |
30 May 2008
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A test flight of the SpaceShipOne went terribly wrong, resulting in an explosion that killed two people and critically injured four others, at the test site in the Mojave Desert, California. The ship, belonging to Scaled Components, is the first private manned rocket to reach space.The airport site was used by the p... |
27 July 2007
04:26 GMT |
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Space tourism is a refreshing alternative and even if for the moment the pioneers paid around $20 million for a trip to the International Space Station, future trips will get more affordable, so in a few decades, travel agencies around the world could advertise "space tours" and who knows, maybe even on the Moon.Th... |
4 July 2007
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Orion is a spacecraft design currently being developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Each spacecraft of this type will be able to carry a crew of four to six astronauts and will be launched by the new Ares I launch vehicle. It is part of Project Constellation, the pride of NASA's ... |
21 June 2007
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It might sound strange, but there are some scientists (not few) who propose building a space elevator to take people to space on a cable. That would eliminate the need for rockets, or at least today's spaceships.This would be the supreme high-rise project in the world. The concept of the space elevator is actual... |
28 May 2007
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Space tourism is becoming increasingly popular and some people hope it will become the next big attraction and maybe the ideal family vacation, sometime in the near future. The main problem about space is how much it costs to get there: it's too expensive! At around $20 million to go out in space, it's not... |
26 May 2007
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The International Space Station (ISS) is supposed to be one of the cleanest places on Earth. The problem is that it's not on Earth. Filth can severely damage a ship, and that's not good news for future Mars explorations taking up to four years.Unfortunately, aboard the ISS there are some unwanted passenger... |
21 May 2007
10:08 GMT |
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Astronauts are humans after all... so, no matter how great their achievements are, they are still bound by nature's "smelly" laws. You don't hear, nor see, anything about it on the news, when they successfully take off or land, but physical limitations are of great concern for NASA. The famous question was... |
14 May 2007
17:06 GMT |
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